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Payment in Blood is a crime novel by Elizabeth George.[1] Inspector Lynley and Barbara Havers investigate the murder of a playwright which took place in a remote hotel. On this occasion, the inspector comes into conflict with the principles of the English upper class, of which he himself is a member.
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Author | Elizabeth George |
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Series | Inspector Lynley |
Genre | Crime novel |
Publisher | Bantam Books |
Publication date | 1989 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
ISBN | 9780553284362 (first) |
Preceded by | A Great Deliverance |
Followed by | Well-Schooled in Murder |
A German translation by Mechtild Sandberg-Ciletti was published first by Blanvalet in 1991 under the title Keiner werfe den ersten Stein.[2] It was subsequently also published in paperback form by Goldmann.[3]