From the iconic, bestselling series that inspired BBC's Lynley, discover how it all began . . .'Couldn't put it down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'Wonderfully written' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'The characters are so well drawn and the story so engrossing' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review 'Gripping' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader review'From the first page I was hooked' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Reader reviewRoberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse, wearing her best dress and with an axe in her lap."I did it. And I am not sorry." She refuses to say more.Inspector Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to investigate.But as they navigate their way around a dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a series of shocking revelations that shatter the façade of the peaceful Yorkshire village.Praise for A Great Deliverance:'Ambitious and exotic . . . The climax is startling and disturbing . . . An exciting debut'The Times'An awesome first-fiction venture that immediately thrusts the author into P.D. James' dark orbit'Kirkus'With a lyric sense of language and a cinematic eye for detail, George has constructed a truly fascinating story'Chicago Sun-Times