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Playing for the Ashes

By: Elizabeth George
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
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"The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive."

In her astonishing New York Times best seller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession. Playing for the Ashes is a rich tale of passion, murder and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing - and no one - is really what it seems.

Intense, suspenseful and brilliantly written, Playing for the Ashes will make listeners "search out the sleuthing pair's first six adventures...a treasure", as Cosmopolitan predicted in their review.

©1994 Susan Elizabeth George (P)1994 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, a Division of Random House, Inc.
Crime Fiction Mystery Fiction Exciting Suspense

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"A perfect choice for anyone in the market for first-rate summer fiction." (The Sun, Baltimore)

"Those who haven't discovered Elizabeth George...should rush to read Playing for the Ashes." (US Magazine)

"Gritty and satisfying." (New Yorker)

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