Inspector Lynley book 9 · 1997
Deception on His Mind
Barbara Havers, on leave, follows her neighbour Taymullah Azhar to an Essex seaside town, where a young Pakistani man has been murdered and racial tensions are rising.
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Book facts
- Author
- Elizabeth George
- Series
- Inspector Lynley, book 9 of 22
- Published
- 1997
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 8
- Chart confidence
- Medium
Who is in Deception on His Mind
8 recurring or key characters from Elizabeth George’s chart. Introduces Taymullah Azhar and Hadiyyah.
Lead 2
- Thomas LynleyDetective Inspector and eighth Earl of Asherton
- Barbara HaversDetective Sergeant and Lynley’s partnerWorks a case in Essex largely alone
Major 6
- Helen ClydeLynley’s love, later his wife
- Simon St JamesForensic scientist and Lynley’s old friend
- Deborah St JamesPhotographer, Simon’s wife and Lynley’s former love
- Winston NkataDetective Constable, later Sergeant
- Taymullah AzharFirst appearanceBarbara’s neighbour
- HadiyyahFirst appearanceAzhar’s daughter and Barbara’s young friend
Also featuring these characters
Other Elizabeth George books that share the most characters with Deception on His Mind.
- Playing for the Ashes1994 · Inspector Lynley · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Traitor to Memory2001 · Inspector Lynley · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Place of Hiding2003 · Inspector Lynley · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- With No One as Witness2005 · Inspector Lynley · 6 shared charactersBuy on Amazon