A Great Deliverance
A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George, published by Bantam Books in 1989, is a mystery novel that introduces readers to the tranquil yet secretive village of Keldale. This first edition, comprising 308 pages, unfolds a chilling tale rooted in local legend, where the cries of a long-ago infant echo through the lush valleys. Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton, and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are called to investigate a brutal murder that disrupts the peace of this pastoral setting.
As Lynley and Havers delve into the complexities of the case, they confront the shocking murder of Roberta Teys, found in a compromising position beside her father’s decapitated body. Her chilling declaration, “I did it. And I’m not sorry,” sets the stage for a gripping exploration of hidden scandals and dark secrets within the community. The narrative weaves through themes of mystery and suspense, inviting readers to uncover the truth behind the crime and its impact on both the village and the detectives involved.
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To this day, the low, thin wail of an infant can be heard in Keldale’s lush green valleys. Three hundred years ago, as legend goes, the frightened Yorkshire villagers smothered a crying babe in Keldale Abbey, where they’d hidden to escape the ravages of Cromwell’s raiders.
Now into Keldale’s pastoral web of old houses and older secrets comes Scotland Yard Inspector Thomas Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton. Along with the redoubtable Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, Lynley has been sent to solve a savage murder that has stunned the peaceful countryside. For fat, unlovely Roberta Teys has been found in her best dress, an axe in her lap, seated in the old stone barn beside her father’s headless corpse. Her first and last words were “I did it. And I’m not sorry.”
Yet as Lynley and Havers wind their way through Keldale’s dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a shattering series of revelations that will reverberate through this tranquil English valley—and in their own lives as well.
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