This Body of Death

DI Thomas Lynley is still on compassionate leave after the murder of hiswife. The discovery of a body in a Stoke Newington cemetery offers IsabelleArdery, his temporary replacement at the Met, the chance to make her markwith a high profile murder investigation. Persuading Lynley back to workseems the best way to guarantee a result: Lynley's team is fiercely loyalto him and Isabelle needs them - and especially Barbara Havers - on side.The Met is twitchy: a series of PR disasters has undermined its confidence.Isabelle knows that she'll be operating under the unforgiving scrutiny ofthe media, so is quick - perhaps too quick - to pin the murder on aconvenient suspect. The murder trail leads Lynley and Havers to the NewForest, and the eventual resolution of the case. Its roots are in along-ago act of violence that has poisoned subsequent generations and itsoutcome is both tragic and shocking.