num_pages: 395
description: The second novel in the Inspector Lynley mystery series. An isolated Scottish mansion is the venue for a reading of a controversial new play. But on the first evening, the playright is savagely murdered. One of the suspects is Helen Clyde - the woman Lynley loves.
language: English
title: Payment in Blood
titlecomplete: Payment in Blood (Inspector Lynley, #2)
characters: Thomas Lynley, Simon St. James, Barbara Havers, Lady Helen Clyde
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Thriller, British Literature, Detective, Mystery Thriller, Audiobook, Crime, Murder Mystery, Suspense
ratings_count: 22754
places: Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom
series: Inspector Lynley
publisher: New English Library