{"product_id":"what-came-before-he-shot-her-isbn-9780060545635","title":"What Came Before He Shot Her","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDon't miss \u003cem\u003eLynley, \u003c\/em\u003ea new series streaming September 4 on BritBox!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Elizabeth George delivers an explosive, \"absolutely riveting\" novel (\u003cem\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e) that delves into the events leading up to the shocking murder of Inspector Lynley’s wife.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley’s wife, Helen, has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a twelve-year-old boy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat story begins on the other side of London in rough North Kensington, where the three, mixed-race, virtually orphaned Campbell children are bounced first from their grandmother to their aunt. The oldest, fifteen-year-old Ness, is headed for trouble as fast as her high-heeled boots will take her. That leaves the middle child, Joel, to care for the youngest, Toby. No one wants to put it into words, but something clearly isn’t right with Toby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore long, there are signs that Joel himself has problems. A local gang starts harassing him and threatening his brother. To protect his family, Joel ends up making a pact with the devil—a move that leads straight to the front doorstep of Thomas Lynley.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis, \u003cem\u003eWhat Came Before He Shot Her\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful and emotional novel, full of deep psychological insights, that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA kind and well-loved woman was brutally and inexplicably murdered. The pregnant wife of a respected police inspector, her death has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Perhaps most horrifying of all, the trigger of the weapon that killed her was apparently pulled by a stranger . . . a twelve-year-old boy.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis, \u003cem\u003eWhat Came Before He Shot Her\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, emotional novel full of deep psychological insights, a novel that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“George pulls out all the emotional stops.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Dickensian in its heft, its vividness of characters and bleak London settings, and its rage at society’s faillures.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“George’s best since A Great Deliverance.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] dark, chilling tale of desperation and revenge.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Compels our attention and compassion. Gripping and intense, this is modern crime writing at its finest.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Another winner from the current master of the classic English mystery” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlantic Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“George is a brilliant writer. Her characters are vivid, and her storyline moves with a seeming inevitability that allows us to believe all the unexpected turn of events.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePittsburgh Post-Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This novel resonate[s] long after the story is told.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlobe and Mail (Toronto)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elizabeth George’s profoundly moving new novel seems destined to be remembered as the ultimate whydunit...George is in top form here.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] searing examination of the lives of one horribly dysfunctional family. . . . A stinging indictment of a society unable to respond effectively to the needs of its poorer citizens.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A tour de force from a writer flexing her muscles as she’s never done before....Absolutely riveting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly (Grade: A)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A refreshing departure...[George] took a gamble with this one, and it pays off brilliantly.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. 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