Careless in Red

Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley arrives at the Devon coast in the aftermath of his wife's murder, walking alone and without direction along the rugged coastline until he stumbles onto a fresh crime scene. A young woman lies dead on the rocky shore, and though he has no authority and no desire for a case, Lynley cannot detach himself from the questions it raises. His investigation pulls him into the lives of a surfing community where grief, secrets, and long-suppressed resentments run as deep as the Atlantic currents.

Charles Keating's narration captures the emotional weight Elizabeth George brings to her most wounded version of Lynley, a man moving through the world with everything stripped away. His delivery of the Devon setting gives the novel a cold, salt-worn atmosphere that suits the story's relentless examination of loss. At over eleven hours, the production gives the multiple storylines the space they need to breathe and converge.