NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERDetective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Detective Inspector Thomas
Lynley are forced to confront the past as they try to solve a crime that threatens to tear
apart the very fabric of a quiet historic medieval town in England The cozy bucolic town of
Ludlow is stunned when one of its most revered and respected citizens--Ian Druitt the local
deacon--is accused of a serious crime. Then while in police custody Ian is found dead. Did he
kill himself? Or was he murdered? When Barbara Havers is sent to Ludlow to investigate the
chain of events that led to Ian's death all the evidence points to suicide. But Barbara can't
shake the feeling that she's missing something. She decides to take a closer look at the
seemingly ordinary inhabitants of Ludlow--mainly elderly retirees and college students--and
discovers that almost everyone in town has something to hide. A masterful work of suspense The
Punishment She Deserves sets Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers and Inspector Thomas Lynley
against one of their most intricate cases. Fans of the longtime series will love the many
characters from Elizabeth George's previous novels who join Lynley and Havers and readers new
to the series will quickly see why she is one of the most popular and critically acclaimed
writers of our time. Both a page-turner and a deeply complex story about the lies we tell the
lies we believe and the redemption we need this novel will be remembered as one of George's
best.
