FortheSakeofElena

作者 Elizabeth George著
出版社 RandomHousePublishingGroup
出版时间 1995年4月
ISBN 9780553561272
定价 57.30

内容简介

ElenaWeaverwasasurprisetoanyonemeetingherforthefirsttime.Inherclingydressesanddanglingearringssheexudedasexualityatoddswiththeinnocenceprojectedbytheunicornpostersonherwalls.WhileherembitteredmotherfrettedaboutherwelfarefromherhomeinLondon，inCambridge—whereElenawasastudentatSt.Stephen'sCollege—herfatherandhissecondwifeeachhadtheirownverydifferentimageofthegirl.AsforElena，shelivedalifeofcasualandintensephysicalandemotionalrelationships，withscorestosettleandgoalstoachieve--untilsomeone，lyinginwaitalongtheroutesheraneverymorning，bludgeonedhertodeath.Unwillingtoturnthekillingovertothelocalpolice，theuniversitycallsinNewScotlandYard.Thus，DetectiveInspectorThomasLynleyandhispartner，DetectiveSergeantBarbaraHavers，entertherarefiedworldofCambridgeUniversity，whereacademicgownsoftenhidemurderousintentions.Forbothofficers，thetrueidentityofElenaWeaverproveselusive.EachrelationshipthegirlleftbehindcastsnewlightbothonElenaandonthosepeoplewhoappearedtoknowherbest—fromanunsavorySwedish-bornShakespeareanprofessortothebroodingheadoftheDeafStudentsUnion.What'smore，Elena'sfather，aCambridgeprofessorunderconsiderationforaprestigiouspost，isamanwithhisowndarksecrets.WhilehispastsinsmakehimneuroticallydedicatedtoElenaandblindtoherblackerside，presentdemonsdrivehimtowardbetrayal.

作者简介

ElizabethGeorge’sfirstnovel,AGreatDeliverance,washonoredwiththeAnthonyandAgathaBestFirstNovelAwardsandreceivedtheGrandPrixdeLittératurePolicière.Herthirdnovel,Well-SchooledinMurder,wasawardedtheprestigiousGermanprizeforsuspensefiction,theMIMI.ASuitableVengeance,FortheSakeofElena,MissingJoseph,PlayingfortheAshes,InthePresenceoftheEnemy,DeceptiononHisMind,InPursuitoftheProperSinner,ATraitortoMemory,andI,Richardwereinternationalbestsellers.ElizabethGeorgedivideshertimebetweenHuntingtonBeach,California,andLondon.HernovelsarecurrentlybeingdramatizedbytheBBC.,,

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