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Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley are back in the next Lynley novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth George.When a police detective is taken off life support after falling into a coma, only an autopsy reveals the murderous act that precipitated her death. She'd been working on a special task force within North London's Nigerian community, and Acting Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is assigned to the case, which has far-reaching cultural associations that have nothing to do with life as he knows it. In his pursuit of a killer determined to remain hidden, he's assisted by Detective Sergeants Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata. They must sort through the lies and the secret lives of people whose superficial cooperation masks the damage they do to one another.

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Author : Elizabeth George
★★★★☆ 4.4 from 5 stars (10943 Reviews)
Langue : English
ISBN-10 : 0593296869
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Don’t get me wrong, this author’s “disappointment” is still head and shoulders above most authors’ finest efforts, and I’ve delayed writing this review to give myself extra time to try and resolve the reasons I feel this book is not Ms, George’s best. It is certainly not the characters: all our favorites, Thomas Lumley, Barbara Havers, Winston Nkata, Deborah and Simon St. James, and all their households and pets we’ve come to know and enjoy following the progress of their lives. Leaving one of these out, even the lovable dachshund Peach, would be greatly missed by readers. We are introduced to many new characters in this book as the author fascinatingly moves into the African culture of many of England’s former colonial subjects. Ms. George has clearly done a great deal of research into this African culture and in particular the practice of female genital mutilation. This is actually the subject of the book: the clandestine but still active practice among many Aftican emigrants of removing the clitoris of young girls eight years and younger. The practice is illegal in England as is made clear on the plot, but the grass roots practice of this abhorrent custom and how the immigrant community uses it is the basic subject of the book. I applaud Ms. George for taking on this horrifying and repellant practice and hope this book proves to be another weapon in the fight to eliminate the practice. I believe one of the basic problems I had with the book was the attempt to intertwine our beloved familiar English characters with all the thoughts, habits, and prejudices with which readers are thoroughly familiar with the age-old tradition of FGM, without which no woman could be married honorably was like trying to mix chalk and cheese. Surprisingly, Barbara Havers navigated the chasm between cultures far better than Lord Lynsey, who found he couldn’t deal with it at all, while Winston Nkata was just glad he didn’t have a sister. Something to Hide seems uniqu-e to me among all of the author’s Lynley books. I do not recall in any previous stories she dealt with emigrant populations within England. This her previous books all seemed to be about English people of various classes, backgrounds, educations, etc. As a team, Lynley and Havers move through nearly allclasses of British society frequently using their backgrounds in questioning people or investigating situations. In this book, Lynley was not useful in questioning the mostly Burqua-clad African immigrant women; reading between the lines the reader may infer, as I did, that the whole idea of female genitalia mutilation was such anathema to Lynley he could hardly bear to think about it. Further, Lynley seemed pretty checked out of this book, seemingly spending much of his time uncharacteristically mired in thought about Diedre—I missed him. Ms. George’s sense of timing is, as usual, excellent. However, this book was more complex than usual, having mumerois moving parts all in motion simultaneously.I found it annoying to just settle in with what one or two characters were doing when whoosh!! Off to the next. Then the next and because there were so many scenes of action, it could be five or six changes before I got back to the situation that engrossed me so. Then I would have to page back to pick up details I might have forgotten 30 pages back. The book ended with no clear positive solution to any of the problems discussed in any way, but with some interesting loose ends to be picked up in the next Lynley mystery. Something to Hide: A Lynley Novel Online eBook gratuito I have always enjoyed the Lynley books until now. I understand the author feels she needs to provide the back-story for continuing characters, but by book 21, I'd guess all the readers of it have read one (or all) of the previous books. So, we don't need to hear, yet again, how Barbara Havers has no dress sense and eats only junk food. We get it. Move on! Also, while the author wants to show us, in detail, how many avenues of investigation must be trod, we don't necessarily need to read every interrogation word for word. Once I complained to my husband about an over-long book and he suggested maybe the author was being paid by the word. Is that the case here? I found myself asking, "When will this be over?" PDF Something to Hide: A Lynley Novel read pdf ebook A black female police detective is found unconscious in her home. She is taken to hospital but her life cannot be saved. The autopsy reveals that she had been given a blow to the head, and a murder investigation is started. She had been working on a special task force to do with FGM – female genital mutilation (female circumcision). Acting Detective Superintendent Thomas Lynley is assigned to the case, together with Detective Sergeants Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata.Parallel to the murder case, we're introduced to a Nigerian family, husband and wife (Monifa) with two children, a teenage boy (Tani) and a younger daughter (Simisola). The father wants to keep the old traditions from his native country, and against his son's wishes, he is making arrangements for him to marry a young girl in Nigeria. He also starts making similar arrangements for his own daughter, even though Simi is still just a child. Those arrangements include FGM – female genital mutilation (female circumcision). Husband and wife have some different opinions about this ritual though. Monifa can't really see a way to stop her husband's plans – but she has her own ideas about how deal with it. At the same time, Tani is prepared to do everything he can to protect his little sister - from both their parents...Lynley's old friends Simon and Deborah St James manage to get involved in this case (or these cases) as well. Deborah is a photographer, and as such working on a film/photo project with an organization working against FGM and domestic violence. Through this project she gets to know both victims and helpers – some of whom might be involved (one way or another) in the murder case as well.As usual, the detectives' personal lives play a role in the story too. We get to know a bit more about Nkata's background and family (I can't recall having heard all that much about his family before, but I may have forgotten). Lynley is (still) struggling in his relationship with Dairdre, and also still processing the loss of his wife Helen (who was murdered I forget how many books ago). Although his own life is vastly different from the case he is working on now, there are still certain parallels that can be drawn when it comes to relationships and what men/women expect from each other. As for Barbara Havers, she too is still struggling with what other people seem to expect from her.There are a lot of loose ends to either untangle or tie together in this book; which takes the author some 700 pages to sort out. I did feel from time to time that there were too many repetitions, and that it could all have been wrapped up quicker. On the other hand, I suppose the length of the novel does reflect the complications involved: cultural differences, unclear identities, missing paperwork and evidence, wrong conclusions, need for secrecy vs bureaucracy, mistrust of authorities, etc.All in all, the book deals with an important topic, and the plot is quite interesting. But I can't help getting the feeling that after 20+ books, the author has a bit of a struggle sometimes with how to proceed with the personal lives of the detectives. ePUB Something to Hide: A Lynley Novel link per il download Elizabeth George's Lynley series of novels have been my favorite since she began them. I eagerly await new releases, and this story did not disappoint. I love the way she fleshes out her characters, and then the plot is usually something relevant to today. Thank you Elizabeth George for keeping it real. PDF Downloads Something to Hide: A Lynley Novel