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Playing for the Ashes

By: Elizabeth George
Narrated by: Derek Jacobi
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"The story begins with my father, actually, and the fact that I'm the one who's answerable for his death. It was not my first crime, as you will see, but it is the one my mother couldn't forgive."

In her astonishing New York Times bestseller, acclaimed author Elizabeth George reveals the even darker truth behind this startling confession. Playing for the Ashes is a rich tale of passion, murder and love in which Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers once again
find themselves embroiled in a case where nothing--and no one--is really what it seems. Intense, suspenseful and brilliantly written, Playing for the
Ashes will make readers "search out the sleuthing pair's first six adventures...a treasure," as Cosmopolitan predicted in their review.©1994 Susan Elizabeth George; (P)1994 Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, a Division of Random House, Inc. Crime Fiction Police Procedurals Psychological Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Mystery Suspense Crime Fiction

Critic reviews

“Those who haven’t discovered Elizabeth George . . . should rush to read Playing for the Ashes.”—Us

“Compelling . . . indefinitely engrossing.”—People

“Gritty and satisfying!”—The New Yorker

“A master of the modern English mystery.”—Entertainment Weekly
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I've resigned myself to getting the abridged versions, all narrated at high speed by Jacbi. I can choose a slower speed but can't control the sometimes terrible production values (thus one was. OK) but the musuc--often played over the dialogue is distracting, and often dreadful. Don't they ever listen to their own productions???

Narration getting better....but the awful music!

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A good story, but it was a shame to have to listen to an abridged version. The novels written by Elizabeth George are so commplex and subtle, that a more complete version is a fundamental requirement.

Good Story, but...

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Derek Jacobi is a fine actor and a great narrator. He can act out all the voices, even the women's voices. I'll listen to anything he reads.

What a Narrator!!

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This is a "can't put it down" book. So well written. I could not guess who had down the awful deed until the very end. The narrator is brilliant; makes the book very exciting.

Wonderful read

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Storyline was dumb - not well written. The person reading was annoying at best and I didn't like the music.

Poorly done

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