The unspoken secrets and buried lies of one family rise to the surface in this stunning crime drama featuring Scotland Yard members Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George.As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is looking behind the peaceful façade of country life to discover a twisted world of desire and deceit.The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind who will have to deal with its unintended consequences-could there be a link between the young man's leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge?After various issues with her department, Barbara Havers is desperate to redeem herself. So when a past encounter gives her a connection to the unsolved Cambridge murder, Barbara begs Thomas Lynley to let her pursue the crime, knowing one mistake could mean the end of her career.Full of shocks, intensity, and suspense from the first page to the last, A Banquet of Consequences reveals both Lynley and Havers under mounting pressure to solve a case both complicated and deeply disturbing.Story Locale: London, DorsetPublication History: Viking HC (10/15)

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: Elizabeth George has been a fixture on bestseller lists for nearly two decades and has sold hundreds of thousands of hardcover copies of her books.BBC AND PBS: Many fans of Elizabeth George came to the books through the joint PBS and BBC television series that ran from 2001 to 2008, featuring Inspector Lynley and his partner, Barbara Havers.INCREDIBLE MANUSCRIPT: A Banquet of Consequences is a complex, character driven mystery in the tradition of her most popular Lynley novels, and fans will love Elizabeth's move back to this.