# For the Sake of Elena - Paperback

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by **Elizabeth George** (Author)

**The vicious murder of a young socialite leads Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley into a web of false identities, hidden motives, and buried secrets that some might kill to protect--a thrilling novel in the #1 _New York Times_ bestselling Inspector Lynley series.**

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**"Powerful and deeply affecting, _For the Sake of Elena_ is another satisfying addition to this superb series."--_The Baltimore Sun_**

In her clingy dresses and dangling earrings, Elena Weaver exuded a sexuality at odds with the innocence projected by the unicorn posters on her walls. While her embittered mother fretted about her welfare, in Cambridge--where Elena was a student at St. Stephen's College--her father and his second wife each had their own very different image of the girl. As for Elena, she lived a life of casual and intense relationships, with scores to settle and goals to achieve--until someone bludgeoned her to death.

Unwilling to involve the local police, the university calls in New Scotland Yard. Thus, Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers enter a rarefied world where academic gowns often hide murderous intentions. For the officers, the true identity of Elena proves elusive, as each relationship she left behind casts a new light both on herself and on those who appeared to know her best. What's more, Elena's father has his own dark secrets. While his past sins make him neurotically dedicated to Elena and blind to her blacker side, present demons drive him toward betrayal. . . .

### Author Biography

Elizabeth George's first novel, **A Great Deliverance**, was honored with the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel Awards and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière. Her third novel, **Well-Schooled in Murder**, was awarded the prestigious German prize for suspense fiction, the MIMI. **A Suitable Vengeance, For the Sake of Elena, Missing Joseph, Playing for the Ashes, In the Presence of the Enemy, Deception on His Mind, In Pursuit of the Proper Sinner, A Traitor to Memory**, and **I, Richard** were international bestsellers. Elizabeth George divides her time between Huntington Beach, California, and London. Her novels are currently being dramatized by the BBC.

**Number of Pages:** 464

**Dimensions:** 1 x 8.2 x 5.1 IN

**Publication Date:** June 01, 2008

## Details

- **Price:** 32.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Police Procedural, Price Written on Book, Suspense, Thrillers, Traditional

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