A Place of Hiding
by Elizabeth George
Book #12 in the Inspector Lynley series (published 2003)
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An isolated beach on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel is the scene of the murder of Guy Brouard, one of Guernsey’s wealthiest inhabitants and its main benefactor. Forced as a child to flee the Nazis in Paris, Brouard was engaged in his latest project when he died: a museum in honor of those who resisted the German occupation of the island during World War II.
It is from this period of time that his murderer may well have come. But there are others on Guernsey with reason to want Guy Brouard dead: his wives, his business associates, his current mistress, the underprivileged teenagers he mentored–any of whom might have harbored a secret motive for murder.
As family and friends gather for the reading of the will, Deborah and Simon St. James find that seemingly everyone on the history-haunted island has something to hide. And behind all the lies and alibis, a killer is lurking. In order to bring this person to justice, the St. James must delve into Guernsey’s dark history–both past and present–and into the troubled psyche of someone who may have exacted retribution for the most unspeakable crime of all.
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Wanting to frame your brother for murder is a pretty weak motive for murdering someone who you otherwise have no reason to murder. She could have just stolen the painting without killing Guy, and, in any case, she knew the painting was stolen, so that she can’t sell it. So why kill him? Surely its unlikely she had a failed romantic dalliance with him while he had two other active lovers on the go?? and had just met him?? Can anyone explain the motive to me?????