Listen free for 30 days

  • A Suitable Vengeance

  • Inspector Lynley, Book 4
  • Written by: Elizabeth George
  • Narrated by: Donada Peters
  • Length: 14 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (11 ratings)

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.
A Suitable Vengeance cover art

A Suitable Vengeance

Written by: Elizabeth George
Narrated by: Donada Peters
Try for $0.00

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $43.86

Buy Now for $43.86

Pay using card ending in
By confirming your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and Amazon's Privacy Notice. Tax where applicable.

Publisher's Summary

"Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists." (The New York Times

Award-winning author Elizabeth George gives us an early glimpse into the lives of Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, forensic scientist Simon Allcourt-St. James, and Lady Helen Clyde in a superlative mystery that is also a fascinating inquiry into the crimes of the heart.

Lynley, the eighth earl of Asherton, has brought to Howenstow, his family home, the young woman he has asked to be his bride. But the savage murder of a local journalist is the catalyst for a lethal series of events that shatters the calm of a picturesque Cornwall village and embroils Lynley and St. James in a case far outside their jurisdiction - and a little too close to home.

When a second death follows closely on the heels of the first, Lynley finds he can't help taking the investigation personally - because the evidence points to a killer within his own family. 

Praise for A Suitable Vengeance 

“Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifying complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.” (Entertainment Weekly

“Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare.” (The Wall Street Journal

“George goes to the head of the genre, with class.” (People)

©2007 Elizabeth George (P)2019 Random House Audio

What the critics say

"George is a master...an outstanding practitioner of the modern English mystery." (Chicago Tribune)

 "Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare." (The Wall Street Journal

"A master of the modern English mystery." (Entertainment Weekly)

"Ms. George proves that the classiest crime writers are true novelists." (The New York Times)

What listeners say about A Suitable Vengeance

Average Customer Ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    7
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    2
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    2
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    0
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    6
  • 4 Stars
    1
  • 3 Stars
    1
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    0

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.