{"id":1676,"date":"2010-04-04T16:51:59","date_gmt":"2010-04-04T21:51:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1676"},"modified":"2024-01-30T19:58:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T00:58:18","slug":"well-schooled-in-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1676","title":{"rendered":"Well-Schooled in Murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well-Schooled in Murder<\/a><\/em> (1990) Elizabeth George<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Synopsis:
\nThomas Lynley is called upon by an old schoolmate from Eton, when a boy at his school–a boy for whom he was ultimately responsible–is discovered to have been missing for the entire weekend. As Lynley is currently taking every case that comes across his desk (and a number of cases that come across the desks of others) he agrees to look into the matter, and see if he can discover anything.<\/p>\n

What he quickly discovers is the body of a boy has been discovered–by the wife of his best friend, Deborah St. James. (This was the one part of the story I took issue with. It was just a bit too convenient for Deborah to have discovered the body, even if it did help with the portion of the story dealing with her personal upheaval.)<\/p>\n

The problem is there seem to be entirely too many suspects for kidnapping and murder of the boy, and as more facts appear, the case only becomes more murky.
\nRating: 7\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well-Schooled in Murder (1990) Elizabeth George Synopsis: Thomas Lynley is called upon by an old schoolmate from Eton, when a boy at his school–a boy for whom he was ultimately responsible–is discovered to have been missing for the entire weekend. 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