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What Came Before He Shot Her (Mass Market Paperback)

by Elizabeth George (Author)
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"George is in top form here." (Washington Post Book World )


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A kind and well-loved woman was brutally and inexplicably murdered—the pregnant wife of a respected police inspector—and her death has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Perhaps most horrifying of all, the trigger of the weapon that killed her was apparently pulled by a stranger . . . a twelve-year-old boy.

The anatomy of a murder, the story of a family in crisis, What Came Before He Shot Her is a powerful, emotional novel full of deep psychological insights, a novel that only the incomparable Elizabeth George could write.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Villains and victims: decisions or destiny?, Sep 28 2007
By J. Cameron-Smith "Expect the Unexpected" (ACT, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This is a novel about victims and villains, about survival and alienation. It is not a novel that is easy to read, nor does it feature happy endings.

Some of us will read it and will be able to identify with aspects of the world described, others will not. It took me some pages to get into the story but once I did I was hooked. This novel does not set out to justify any of the actions taken by the main characters - it simply describes the background events that led to them. A fascinating but terrible insight into a world that many of us are vaguely aware of.

I am a fan of many of Ms George's other books, and look forward to reading more about Lynley and Havers in other novels.

Recommended to those who are interested in reading novels that confront some of the less comfortable issues: the 'why' behind the 'what'.

Jennifer Cameron-Smith
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4.0 out of 5 stars This is NOT a Lynley/Havers mystery, BUT..., Jan 30 2008
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It is, essentially, the anatomy of a murder. It describes the events leading up to the conclusion of E. George's last work "With No One As Witness", however the connection starts taking shape only towards the end of this book. As an E. George's fan and after having enjoyed all the Linley/Havers mysteries, I was truly looking forward to find out some answers to the unexpected and tragic ending of her previous book, but the more I read, the more my eagerness became deflated. Simply, I had mistakenly expected a sequel, and this is not it.

However, my feelings wre not hurt, so to speak, as it is also true that the more I read the more I appreciated the story line, which I would define, at this point, essential for the understanding -or, at least, for coming to terms- with what had happened previously. This is a well written tale of a dysfunctional and troubled family in North Kensington, London. As usual, I have appreciated and enjoyed the author's ever- present deep psychological insights. Also, the inclusion of slang language dialogues, where needed, represents the main characters vividly and real-life-like. Some descriptions and situations resulting from impossibly hard and complicated circumstances are simply heartbreaking.

I would categorize this book almost as a statement about those people born into less fortunate families and backgrounds. It is a work of fiction and simultaneously a sad reminder of how things can go wrong in real life if proper support lacks in many ways, for reasons that may be commonly be considered avoidable but are, more often than not, beyond control, despite the well meaning efforts made by most people (some families themselves, authorities etc.) to avoid degeneration and degradation.
Conspiracy of silence and exterior toughness as means of survival dominate the scene but, predictably, they do not lead to definte/satisfactory/proper solutions but rather contribute towards the perpetuation of a cycle hard to break. Easier said than done, in both fictitious and nonfictional events.

I am now most definitely anticipating E. George's next Lynely/Havers book, "Careless in Red", which should be the "real" sequel to "With No One As Witness".
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5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptionally well written, Aug 18 2009
Having only read one Elizabeth George novel previous to this one (which I hated), I cannot comment on how this compares to the other novels she has written. This book is as its title describes, no more, no less. It gives the 10% of this world that does not live in abject poverty and fear a brief glimpse into a world that we cannot even imagine...that a 12 year old boy despearte to protect his family turns himself over to a man whose turf his family lives on, to keep them safe. All the while being used as a player to bring complete and utter disaster to the family he is trying to protect. I usually quit reading a book that is filled with the language that this one contains, but the language here emphasises the depravity of the culture. It's what is real, not what is added as an effect...there is a huge difference. So skillfully written that you just want to jump into the lives of the "innocent" characters and rescue them. This is not an easy book to read and it most certainly doesn't have a happily everafter ending. I usually read books quite quickly (in the space of 2 or 3 evenings) but this one had to be put down at times because once inside its world the need to escape to what my 10% of the world affluence and safety had to be resought for comfort.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Not good!
This was the first book I read by George and if all of them are like this I wouldn't buy another. Just depressing and unenjoyable.
Published 16 months ago by Susan Stapley

3.0 out of 5 stars Back to Lynley & Barbara, please
Like oatmeal, I suppose, this book is good for us - serious theme, trying to see both sides of the picture in a senseless act of violence, how society facilitates the downward... Read more
Published 22 months ago by G. Effler

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