{"product_id":"in-the-presence-of-the-enemy","title":"In The Presence Of The Enemy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA high-stakes, personal case in the bestselling series that inspired BBC's \u003ci\u003eLynley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The tension is high and unrelenting'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e_____ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'Excellent; a real difficult-to-put-down read'  _____ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'The perfect description of psychopathology'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e_____ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'Gripped me from page 1!'\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e_____ Reader review\u003cbr\u003e'Truly gripping, at times funny, but in general very moving'  _____ Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the editor of a popular tabloid, 'King of Sleaze' Dennis Luxford has made a career out of scandal. But the tables turn when he receives a ransom letter concerning his illegitimate daughter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo save the life of his child, Luxford must expose the girl's mother - Eve Bowen, now Under Secretary of State for the Home Office. Convinced that Charlotte's disappearance is just one more shabby tabloid ploy, Eve refuses to involve the police.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnly when events take an unbearable turn is New Scotland Yard brought in, in the guise of  Inspector Thomas Lynley and his partner, Barbara Havers.  And as their investigations move from Westminster to Wiltshire, Lynley and Havers discover that treachery and betrayal lie perilously close to home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eIn the Presence of the Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A page-turning treat'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Plenty of chill factor . . . This story is gripping from start to finish'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'George is a superb purveyor of fear, malevolent atmosphere and warped minds . . . So cleverly does she manage the narrative threads, so convincingly do her characters behave on the edge of their emotions, so startling are the twists to her tale that I could have read more'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A superb novel with a twist in the tale worthy of Agatha Christie'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A highly astute psychological thriller . . . It has more twists and turns than a mountain road'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e; Die zehnjährige Charlotte ist verschwunden. Die Mutter, eine prominente Politikerin, glaubt an eine Entführung und verdächtigt den Vater des Kindes, Dennis Luxford, Chef einer nicht gerade seriösen Boulevardzeitung. Nach einer hitzigen Affäre hat sie inzwischen jeden Kontakt zu ihm abgebrochen.\u003cbr\u003eZu spät wird Inspektor Lynley eingeschaltet: Es findet eine weitere Entführung statt. Bei seinen Ermittlungen in höchsten politischen und gesellschaftlichen Kreisen wird er konfrontiert mit Affairen, Lügen, schmutzigen Geschäften und den skrupellosen Machenschaften gewisser Presseorgane.","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53850005406034,"sku":"9781444738339","price":15.9,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_46919c19-2563-4cf4-a75a-0eea7804044c.jpg?v=1782522973","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/in-the-presence-of-the-enemy","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}