NATIONAL BESTSELLER ? Inspector Thomas Lynley travels to Scotland to solve the untimely demise of a renowned playwright in the second novel of the #1 New York Times bestselling Inspector Lynley series.

Don't miss the upcoming BritBox streaming series Lynley!

"George writes like Agatha Christie at the top of her game... A joy." -- Washington Post Book World

The career of playwright Joy Sinclair comes to an abrupt end on an isolated estate in the Scottish Highlands when someone drives an eighteen-inch dirk through her neck. Called upon to investigate the case in a country where they have virtually no authority, aristocratic Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, grapple for both a motive and a murderer.

Emotions run deep in this highly charged drama, for the list of suspects soon includes Britain's foremost actress, its most successful theatrical producer, and the woman Lynley loves. He and Havers must tread carefully through the complicated terrain of human relationships while they work to solve a case rooted in the darkest corners of the past and the unexplored regions of the human heart.

• We started tracking this book on December 17, 2010.
• This book was $6.15 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 59 times in the past 5,474 days.
• The current price of this book is $1.99 last checked 6 hours ago.
• The lowest price to date was $1.99 last reached on December 12, 2025.
• This book has been $1.99 5 times since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $14.99 last reached on September 7, 2018.
• This book has been $14.99 one time since we started tracking it.
• This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 434 Pages
• File Size: 23 KB