A Great Deliverance is the debut novel by Elizabeth George, published in 1988, and the first in the Inspector Lynley series, introducing the aristocratic Thomas Lynley and his working-class partner, Sergeant Barbara Havers, as they investigate a brutal murder in the Yorkshire Moors where a woman confesses to beheading her father. The book won multiple awards, including the Agatha and Anthony Awards for Best First Novel, and explores the complex relationship between the two detectives as they uncover dark secrets in a seemingly peaceful village. I read much of this series and enjoyed the dynamics between the very much have Lynley and the have-not Havers. It also was a wonderful TV series, perfectly cast. At some point, I fell out of reading it. Perhaps because the books were very long. Anyway, this first one was great.
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Like you, Patti, I enjoyed the series until the individual books had to carried around in a handcart, stopping just before the none in which Helen (SPOILER) was murdered. i also found the personal lives of Linley and his cohorts were becoming a bit tiresome, detracting from the mystery itself. I enjoyed the earlier Nathaniel Parker version of the television; my vote is still out for the more recent Leo Suter version.
I haven't seen the new version but I especially like the actress playing Havers in the early version.
For whatever reason, it won't let me post on the laptop today. So...
Yes, Sharon Small was perfect as Haven's. Just the right combination of smarts, insecurities and a chip on her shoulder. We watched the entire run of both series in the last year, and frankly, the second one couldn't hold a candle to the original. The New Haven's is just wrong in every way.
I agree with you, Patti, that the first books in this series were excellent. I'm glad to be reminded of them.
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