That the aristocratic Inspector Thomas Lynley (Nathaniel Parker) and feisty, working-class Sergeant Barbara Havers (Sharon Small) managed to find common ground was some surprise. Putting aside their class differences, they managed to forge a successful detective team with is easy-going nature and her no-nonsense approach proving an effective combination. Now as their personal lives move on - with Lynley planning to marry, while Havers no longer having her parents to look after - they are firm friends, with a mutual respect only occasionally tested by their very different backgrounds. different backgrounds.
1. Playing for the Ashes England cricketer Kenneth Fleming (Mark Anthony Brighton) has been murdered in an arson attack, but the star batsman's complex and unconventional personal life leaves a string of possible suspects. As pressure to untangle the case mounts, Havers begins to question Lynley's tactics.
2. In the Presence of the Enemy When Lynley and Havers investigate a politically sensitive conspiracy involving an MP, they face blackmailers and deception - as well as criminal profiler and Lynle's fiancee, Helen Clyde (Lesley Vickerage) - in their hunt to find a murderer.
3. A Suitable Vengeance Lynley's dreams come true as he returns to his ancestral pile to many his beloved Helen. However, a brutal murder in the grounds of his idyllic Cornish estate sheds new light on the Inspector and his surprisingly dysfunctional family.
4. Deception on His Mind The body of a young Asian man is found on a beach in the Essex seaside resort of Balford-le-Nez. Havers finds herself with time on her hands as Lynley is on honeymoon in Peru, and when she discovers the investigation is being run by a friend, she goes to see if she can lend a hand.
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