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Die zehnjährige Charlotte ist verschwunden. Die Mutter, eine prominente Politikerin, glaubt an eine Entführung und verdächtigt den Vater des Kindes, Dennis Luxford, Chef einer nicht gerade seriösen Boulevardzeitung. Nach einer hitzigen Affäre hat sie inzwischen jeden Kontakt zu ihm abgebrochen.
Zu spät wird Inspektor Lynley eingeschaltet: Es findet eine weitere Entführung statt. Bei seinen Ermittlungen in höchsten politischen und gesellschaftlichen Kreisen wird er konfrontiert mit Affairen, Lügen, schmutzigen Geschäften und den skrupellosen Machenschaften gewisser Presseorgane.

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The eighth novel in the best-selling Inspector Lynley mystery series

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As the editor of a popular left-wing tabloid, Dennis Luxford has made a career out of scandal. But this time the scoop involves his own daughter. To save the life of his child, Luxford must expose the girl´s mother - Eve Bowen, now Under Secretary of State for the Home Office. And Eve refuses to involve the police, convinced that Charlotte´s disappearance is just one more shabby tabloid ploy.

Only when events take an unbearable turn is New Scotland Yard brought in, in the guise of Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Barbara Havers. And as their investigations move from Westminster to Wiltshire, Lynley and Havers discover that treachery and betrayal lie perilously close to home.

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A page-turning treat Sunday Times

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Elizabeth George is the author of highly acclaimed novels of psychological suspense. She won the Anthony and Agatha Best First Novel awards in America and received the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière in France. In 1990 she was awarded the prestigious German prize for international mystery fiction, the MIMI. Her novels have now been adapted for television by the BBC. An Edgar and Macavity Nominee as well as a New York Times and international bestselling author, Elizabeth George lives on Whidbey Island in the state of Washington. She keeps a website at www.elizabethgeorgeonline.com

Elizabeth George is the creator of The Inspector Lynley Mysteries , which air on the BBC to audiences of over 6 million viewers each episode.

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