The BEST episodes written by Elizabeth George

Limbo
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9.21
130 votes

#1 - Limbo

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 6 - Episode 1

Old wounds are reopened when Lynley investigates the disturbing death of his godson more than a decade after the boy's disappearance. Lynley is drawn into the case, leading him first to Rome and then headlong into the middle of a new murder enquiry in which Lynley himself becomes the prime suspect. Will Havers be able to save his skin?

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In the Blink of an Eye
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8.88
155 votes

#2 - In the Blink of an Eye

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 5 - Episode 4

When former war photographer Peter Rooker is shot, a murder trail from tabloid newspaper mogul Eddie Price and editor Melissa Booth is traced back to a family executed by the Serbian militia in Bosnia. When Lynley asks his wife Helen to assist him with unlocking the psychological history behind the killing, he sets in motion a tragic trail of events.

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Know Thine Enemy
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8.73
153 votes

#3 - Know Thine Enemy

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 6 - Episode 2

Lynley and Havers's friendship is pushed to its limits in a high profile and chilling investigation into the disappearance of two teenage girls. Can Lynley save the life of the second victim and pin a murder charge on his suspects?

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Chinese Walls
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8.68
154 votes

#4 - Chinese Walls

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 5 - Episode 3

When aspiring lawyer Emily Proctor is found axed to death in Hyde Park, Lynley and Havers are drawn to the chambers of human rights lawyer Tony Wainwright and his clerk Hester Reed. Wainwright's passionate temper and a concealed affair with the victim seem to place him as the main suspect, but when Emily's double life is exposed, Lynley and Havers enter a world of internet porn and a family haunted by secrets.

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Deception on His Mind
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8.66
141 votes

#5 - Deception on His Mind

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 2 - Episode 4

The body of a young Asian man is found on the beach at the seaside town of Balford-le-Nez, leading the police into a web of racial tensions, family loyalties and illicit sexuality in investigating the murder. Havers has time on her hands while Lynley is on honeymoon in Peru, and when she finds the Balford-le-Nez investigation is being run by a friend she joins the hunt.

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Missing Joseph
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8.47
146 votes

#6 - Missing Joseph

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 1 - Episode 4

In an apparently tranquil Lancashire village, Lynley investigates the mysterious poisoning of vicar Robin Sage.

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A Suitable Vengeance
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8.34
105 votes

#7 - A Suitable Vengeance

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 2 - Episode 3

Lynley returns to his ancestral home in Cornwall to celebrate his engagement to Helen. His difficult relationship with his dysfunctional family is soon overshadowed by a murder on part of his own estate - and the chief suspect is Peter, Lynley's drug-addict brother.

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Natural Causes
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8.14
152 votes

#8 - Natural Causes

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 5 - Episode 1

Since Lynley's arrest and suspension for threatening a suspect, Havers has been without a partner. She begins a new case in Kent alongside the heavily pregnant, no-nonsense Detective Inspector Fiona Knight. Together, they investigate the murder of Edie Covington, whose body has been discovered in a local lake.

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One Guilty Deed
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8.08
181 votes

#9 - One Guilty Deed

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 5 - Episode 2

When a key witness is murdered, Lynley and Havers find their case against violent criminal Michael Shand crumbling around them.

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Playing for the Ashes
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7.84
173 votes

#10 - Playing for the Ashes

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 2 - Episode 1

While investigating the death of star cricketer Kenneth Waring with DS Havers, DI Lynley delves into his complex personal life and is forced to break the rules.

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Well-Schooled in Murder
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7.73
185 votes

#11 - Well-Schooled in Murder

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 1 - Episode 1

Detective Inspector Lynley and Detective Sergeant Havers are drawn into the closed world of the prestigious public school Bredgar Hall when a promising young pupil, Matthew Whateley, goes missing.

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In the Presence of the Enemy
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7.59
138 votes

#12 - In the Presence of the Enemy

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries - Season 2 - Episode 2

The relationship between Lynley and Havers reaches its all-time low when they investigate a case of kidnapping and murder involving the secret child of a member of parliament and a newspaper editor.

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