Just One Evil Act

The sixteenth novel in the bestselling series that inspired BBC’s Lynley

When Hadiyyah Upman disappears from London in the company of her mother, Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers is as devastated as the girl’s father. They are her close friends as well as neighbours, but since the child is with her mother, nothing can be done.

Five months later, Hadiyyah is kidnapped from an Italian marketplace, triggering an investigation in the full glare of the media spotlight. Barbara’s clever manipulation of the worst of London’s tabloids forces New Scotland Yard to become involved.

But rather than Barbara herself, her superior officer DI Thomas Lynley is assigned to handle a situation made delicate by racial issues, language difficulties, and the determination of an Italian magistrate to arrest and convict someone – anyone – for the crime.

Praise for Just One Evil Act

‘Series fans will enjoy following Lynley and Havers on their first investigation outside the UK, while newcomers will be just as enthralled’
Publishers Weekly, starred review

‘[Lynley is] one of the great character portraits in contemporary crime fiction’
Boston Globe

‘A wonderful author. She spins exciting ‘whodunnits’ with great twists and turns, peopled with fabulous stand-out characters’
welovethisbook.com

‘[George] combines an old school aptitude for twist-riddled plots with modern psychological insights, ethical agonizing, realistic violence and sardonic humor’
Wall Street Journal

‘You finish the book longing for the next instalment to arrive swiftly’
Seattle Times