description: Fat, unlovely Roberta Teys is found beside her father's headless corpse, wearing her best dress and with an axe in her lap. Her first words are: 'I did it. And I am not sorry' and she refuses to say more. Inspector Thomas Lynley and DS Barbara Havers are sent by Scotland Yard to solve this particularly gruesome murder. And as they navigate their way around a dark labyrinth of secret scandals and appalling crimes, they uncover a series of shocking revelations that shatter the facade of the peaceful Yorkshire village.
language: English
title: A Great Deliverance
titlecomplete: A Great Deliverance (Inspector Lynley #1)
characters: Barbara Havers, Deborah St. James, Simon St. James, Lady Helen Clyde, Thomas Lynley
genres: Mystery, Fiction, Thriller, Suspense, British Literature, Mystery Thriller, Crime, Detective, Adult, Audiobook
ratings_count: 48317
places: United Kingdom, Yorkshire, England
series: Inspector Lynley
awards: awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 631180800000
name: Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
category: Romans étrangers, awardedAt: 568022400000
name: Agatha Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 599644800000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best First Novel
publisher: Random House Audio Publishing Group