Believing the lie

About “Believing the lie”

Inspector Thomas Lynley is sent undercover to investigate the death of Ian Cresswell, ruled an accidental drowning, at the request of the man's wealthy uncle Bernard Fairclough. With help from friends Simon and Deborah St. James, Lynley uncovers secrets within the Fairclough family, including ties to Bernard's recovering-addict son Nicholas and his wife. As the investigation escalates, the family's facade cracks, exposing deception threatening everyone from the patriarch to the victim's troubled son. A 2012 novel by Elizabeth George.