In the Presence of the Enemy [Paperback]

Elizabeth George (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 034083143X
• ISBN-13: 978-0340831434
• ASIN: B000OVH18O
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)

More About the Author

Elizabeth George is the New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels of psychological suspense, one book of nonfiction, and two short-story collections. Her work has been honored with the Anthony and Agatha awards, the Grand Prix de LittÉrature PoliciÈre, and the MIMI, Germany's prestigious prize for suspense fiction. She lives in Washington State.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A George fanatic, is speechless with this brilliance!, April 18, 1999

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Brooke Cale - See all my reviews

This review is from: In the Presence of the Enemy (Mass Market Paperback)

I have been an Elizabeth George fan since high school, as she is the wife of my former high school principal. She very simply blew me away, with this one. I was in the Phoenix airport waiting for my plane to take off in bad weather, when approaching the climax of this book. The passengers beside me must have thought me a fright, when I literally gasped a "Oh No!" This book had me so completely caught up in the moment, a freight train could have barrelled through the cab of the plane without a wince from me. I love the way Barbara Havers begins to come into her own here and as always, Detective Thomas Lynley is at his charming and sensual best. I have often said, the idea of a perfect man, is what Lynley possesses. Thank you Ms. George, for another wonderful glimpse into the Britain that I love so dearly.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars George Bounces Back, August 31, 2003

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Jeffrey Davenport - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In the Presence of the Enemy (Mass Market Paperback)

After a disappointing turn with Playing for the Ashes, George goes back to the creativity and readability that she showed in Missing Joseph. Equally pleasing is the emphasis on Barbara Havers (for those of us who are fans of the character). The supporting characters are well-drawn and in Eve Bowen, George has designed one of the most coolly evil characters I have ever encountered. Additionally, the careful reader is rewarded with a mystery that, while not simplistic, can be figured out before the perpetrator is revealed. Like most of the Lynley/Havers novels, this one delivers.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars characters, not logic games, make this book compelling, June 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: In the Presence of the Enemy (Mass Market Paperback)

The genius behind Presence of the Enemy is the in-depth and comprehensive character analysis. Too many mysteries are driven by a contrived puzzle or by a shoot-em-up mentality. The real mystery in Presence of the Enemy is not the mechanics of the situation, but is the complicated entanglements of men and women's hearts. Transcending genre fiction, it is a true work of art.