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A review by showell
A Banquet of Consequences by Elizabeth George
4.0
While I enjoyed reading the previous two entries in the Thomas Lynley series by Elizabeth George, I felt those particular books had a lot of plot bloat that a good editor would have cut out. It made me wonder if George had become so successful that her editor was giving her a freer rein than she should. And then I discovered in the acknowledgments for one of those two books that George's longtime editor had resigned, which made me switch theories to one in which the editor was burning out and doing this one last book as a favor to George before retiring.
A Banquet of Consequences, which George completed with her new editor, is much tighter, much to my relief. The characters are richly drawn, the mystery and the relationship muddles complex and compelling, and the steady push forward in Lynley & Havers' private lives continues to be both believably paced and intriguing.
After reading these three mysteries in a relatively short period of time, I have become convinced that even excellent, experienced writers need solid editors.
A Banquet of Consequences, which George completed with her new editor, is much tighter, much to my relief. The characters are richly drawn, the mystery and the relationship muddles complex and compelling, and the steady push forward in Lynley & Havers' private lives continues to be both believably paced and intriguing.
After reading these three mysteries in a relatively short period of time, I have become convinced that even excellent, experienced writers need solid editors.