Havers is abrasive and often somewhat socially inept. She comes from a working-class background and her education was obtained in state schools. However, his partner, feisty and often blunt Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, couldn’t be more different. He is the accomplished and self-assured product of a private upper-class education, attending both Eton College and Oxford University. He doesn’t really need to work, because he is the 8th Earl of Asherton, good-looking, independently wealthy, and a charming gentleman in all senses of the word. That is because Aristocratic Thomas Lynley is not your typical Scotland Yard detective. They also act as interesting foils to each other as the books often highlight contemporary issues of gender, class, and other social differences. They are polar opposites in many ways, yet make a very good team and have a high regard for each other.

Who are Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers?ĭetective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers are the protagonists in Elizabeth George’s series of police procedurals which take place in Britain. George has won and been nominated for several awards, like the Anthony Award, Agatha Award, Edgar Award, Macavity Award, Grand Prix de Littérature Policière from France, and MIMI Award from Germany.Įlizabeth George also writes the Whidbey Island Saga for young adults. She also established the Elizabeth George Foundation in 1997. She continues to give courses in creative writing. In addition to being an author George attended post-secondary and obtained an English degree as well as a teaching certificate. The family relocated to San Francisco when she was just 18 months old.Ĭollectively, George has written more than 25 novels with most of them being part of her Inspector Lynley series. She has one sibling, an older brother who is also a writer, Robert Rivelle George. Susan Elizabeth George was born Februin Warren, Ohio. The Inspector Lynley Mysteries aired from 2001 to 2008 starring Nathaniel Parker as Lynley and Sharon Small as Havers. Several books of the successful series have been adapted by the BBC for television.

The series has been both a critical and commercial success internationally and has been translated into more than 21 languages. The series is so quintessentially British that it is a surprise to find out that Elizabeth George is an American writer. To fully understand the character development of these two characters it is very important to read the Elizabeth George books in order. The highly regarded Inspector Lynley books feature Scotland Yard Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley and Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers as the protagonists.

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