Playing for the Ashes

These books by Elizabeth George are my dirty little secret. Why? Because they read so much like soap operas. So many things that happen are far-fetched. Characters do things that aren't even remotely guessable by a reader. But I love them nonetheless.

Perhaps it is Barbara Havers, no nonsense woman that she is. She's pretty gross to be honest, she smokes like 2 packs a day and eats nasty food. I picture her just filthy and greasy. But I love her anyway.

Inspector Lynley, rich, snooty, quotes literature all the time, listens to opera, just all around d-bag. But I love him nonetheless. And even Helen is just so good as to be unlikable just because she is so damn perfect. And I love her too!

This novel made me cry at the end. I was misty-eyed when the true crime was revealed, and that is no easy feat. Maybe it was an emotional time of the month, but no matter the reason, I'm going with this being an awesome book in an awesome series, 5 stars.