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The unspoken secrets and buried lies of one family rise to the surface in Eizabeth George's newest novel of crime, passion and tragic history. As Inspector Thomas Lynley investigates the London angle of an ever more darkly disturbing case, his partner, Barbara Havers, is looking behind the peaceful façade of country life to discover a twisted world of desire and deceit. The suicide of William Goldacre is devastating to those left behind who will have to deal with its unintended consequences - could there be a link between the young man's leap from a Dorset cliff and a horrific poisoning in Cambridge? After various issues with her department, Barbara Havers is desperate to redeem herself. So when a past encounter gives her a connection to the unsolved Cambridge murder, Barbara begs Thomas Lynley to let her pursue the crime, knowing one mistake could mean the end of her career. Full of shocks, intensity, and suspense from the first page to the last, A Banquet of Consequences reveals both Lynley and Havers under mounting pressure to solve a case that is equally compelling and complicated.

Tout commence en 1887 au fond de l'arrière-pays canadien : à la disparition de son père, le jeune Joe O'Brien, brusquement chef de famille, met tout en oeuvre pour assurer la subsistance des siens. Dur à la tâche, brillant, il comprend vite que rester enterré dans le Pontiac ne lui suffira jamais. Après la mort de leur mère, il organise avec l'aide d'un vieux jésuite le départ de la fratrie pour une nouvelle vie les filles au couvent, un frère au séminaire, l'autre en Californie et Joe à l'assaut du continent ! Sa rencontre avec l'indépendante Iseult Wilkins donne subitement un sens à sa quête de réussite : de Venice Beach à Montréal en passant par la Colombie-Britannique, Joe ne cessera dès lors d'oeuvrer à l'établissement de son clan. Parcourant deux guerres mondiales, les années folles, la crise de 1929, le second après-guerre, Les O'Brien est tout à la fois la biographie d'un homme exceptionnel, d'un mariage, d'une famille, et l'histoire extrêmement bien documentée d'un siècle, de l'évolution des mentalités à travers les générations qui s'entrechoquent... Avec un talent de conteur exceptionnel, Peter Behrens déploie une épopée moderne dans la tradition du grand roman américain.

Detective Inspector Lynley is approached by business magnate Bernard Fairclough for a confidential review - not a formal investigation - of the circumstances of his nephew's demise. The coroner's verdict is accidental death. Recovering from the murder of his wife, Lynley has personal reasons for welcoming a spell away from London. He heads to the wild beauty of the Lake District, with Deborah and Simon St James to provide cover for his inquiries. Barbara Havers, back at base, makes her own unique contribution to the case, distracted only by Isabelle's ambitions to improve her Detective Sergeant's appearance. When he comes to know the various members of the extended Fairclough dynasty, Lynley finds many possible motives for murder, and uncovers layers of deceit and betrayal that expose the lies at the heart of the Cumbrian community.