A Traitor to Memory

By: Elizabeth George

Narrated by: Simon Jones

When Eugenie Davies is killed by a driver on a quiet London street, her death is clearly no accident. Someone struck her with a car and then deliberately ran over her body before driving off, leaving nothing behind but questions.

What brought Eugenie Davies to London on a rainy autumn night? Why was she carrying the name of the man who found her body? Who among the many acquaintances in her complicated and tragic life could have wanted her dead? And could her murder have some connection to a twenty-eight-year-old musical wunderkind, a virtuoso violinist who several months earlier suddenly and inexplicably lost the ability to play a single note?

For Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley, whose own domestic life is about to change radically, these questions are only the first in an investigation that leads him to walk a fine line between personal loyalty and professional honor.

Assigned to the case by his superior, Superintendent Malcolm Webberly, Lynley learns that Webberly's first murder investigation as a DI over twenty years ago involved Eugenie Davies and a sensational criminal trial. Yet what is truly damaging is what Webberly already knows and no doubt wants Lynley to keep concealed.

Now the pressure is on Lynley to find Eugenie Davies' killer. For not only is he putting his own career into jeopardy, but he is also attempting to safeguard the careers of his longtime partners Barbara Havers and Winston Nkata. Together, they must untangle the dark secrets and darker passions of a family whose history conceals the truth behind a horrific crime.

Critic reviews

Praise for A Traitor to Memory

“A superbly paced, all-consuming treat. . . . George has the ability to display and then dissect her characters in a painfully realistic way. If dogged police work is what you demand from mysteries, hit the sidewalk with these complicated British detectives.”—USA Today

“This can only add to her growing reputation as doyenne of English mystery novelists. . . . Some particularly moving moments.”—Publishers Weekly

“Wrenching . . . George still stands several rungs up the ladder from her more superficial rivals.”—Kirkus Reviews


Praise for Elizabeth George

“Elizabeth George reigns as queen of the mystery genre. The Lynley books constitute the smartest, most gratifyingly complex and impassioned mystery series now being published.”—
Entertainment Weekly

“A master of the British mystery.”—The New York Times

“Ms. George can do it all, with style to spare.”—The Wall Street Journal

“It’s tough to resist George’s storytelling, once hooked.”—USA Today

“George is a master. . . . She upholds the English tradition beautifully.”—Chicago Tribune

“George explores her characters’ dreams and fears with a penetrating grace that makes reading her books a joy.”—The Washington Post Book World

"A fascinating list of subjects . . . wrenching stories . . . George conveys them all with exceptional grace."—People

Abridged, are you kidding me?

Very disappointed in Audible for offering this abridged version and not mentioning that in the description!

No More Abridged

What disappointed you about A Traitor to Memory?

The shortening of the story

What was most disappointing about Elizabeth George’s story?

The story was so hacked up that I had a hard time keeping track of what was going on.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Simon Jones?

He was fine.

What character would you cut from A Traitor to Memory?

None

Any additional comments?

I'm never going to order an abridged book again. I wish you had more Elizabeth George to listen to that were unabridged.