Well-Schooled in Murder

By Elizabeth George

Book Overview

The investigation of a young schoolboy's murder leads Inspector Thomas Lynley into the sinister underbelly of an elite public school--a "spectacular" (Los Angeles Times) installment of the #1 New York... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553287346
• ISBN13: 9780553287349
• Release Date: July 1991
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.9"

Customer Reviews

Well Schooled in Murder

Very good mystery book. An Inspector Lynley and Barbara Havers mystery written by Elizabeth George.

Elizabeth George is a Master Storyteller!

This is an awesome book. Each time I read another of her books I never cease to marvel at how well done they are. The story is complex, the human psyche that she reveals is so real. And the mystery is good. This book is particularly heart wrenching as it deals with the death of a young child. Lynley and Havers find themselves caught up in so many underlying plots, and each one, as it is revealed, is worse than the last one that they discovered. It has been a long time since I've read a book that deals with the dreadful death of someone young with so much compassion and empathy. Yes, it's dreadful, but we the readers feel compelled to read it in order to find out who did this terrible deed, and we, like Lynley and Havers, try to make some sense of it. I have enjoyed all the Elizabeth George novels that I've read, but this one is my favourite so far. We see the human side of so many of the characters - Lynley, Havers, St. James and his wife Deborah - all are laid open to our view. Hopefully, we too can feel compassion for them and their troubles.

One of the best...

With its myriad twists and turns and excellent characterizations, this brilliant novel stands along Christie's "The Murder of Roger Ayckroyd" and any of P.D. James as one of the real champs of the genre. I know that sounds like hyperbole, but I've read a lot of mystery fiction and have rarely been this engrossed or challanged. True, it drags a little towards the middle, but takes off like a roller coaster and never lets up until the end. I could also do without so much of Lynley's romantic travails, but that hardly makes a difference. A real gem. Can you tell I liked it?

Well-Schooled In Murder Passes With Flying Colors

From the moment the reader begins the book on page one until the last word at the other end, he or she is treated to another delicious course of the author's consistently well-done writing! Indeed, as a well-written page turner, Well-Schooled In Murder earns an A-plus for meeting and exceeding the expectations of fans of Elizabeth George's work!