{"id":1685,"date":"2010-04-10T21:50:29","date_gmt":"2010-04-11T02:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2024-01-30T19:58:18","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T00:58:18","slug":"a-suitable-vengeance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/1685","title":{"rendered":"A Suitable Vengeance"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Suitable Vengeance<\/a><\/em> (1991) Elizabeth George<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Synopsis:
\nGoing backwards in time, we see the engagement of Lynley and Deborah, which we well know isn’t going to last, and we meet other members of Lynley’s family, including his mother and his brother, and spend time in the town where he grew up.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, Lynley’s engagement weekend at home is marred with a murder, and everyone soon wonders if someone at the party was involved in the brutal death and disfigurement.<\/p>\n

What made the story particularly interesting, is you knew that Lynley and Deborah were going to break off their engagement, but it’s hard to see how they could do so while remaining friends as they are in later books. We also see Lynley’s troubled relationship not just with his mother, but also with his brother.
\nRating: 8\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Suitable Vengeance (1991) Elizabeth George Synopsis: Going backwards in time, we see the engagement of Lynley and Deborah, which we well know isn’t going to last, and we meet other members of Lynley’s family, including his mother and his brother, and spend time in the town where he grew up. 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