A Place of Hiding

Name: A Place of Hiding
Rating: 3.89 (11835 reviews)
Author: Elizabeth George

Inspector Lynley • Book 12

by Elizabeth George

Narrated by Donada Peters

3.89 ABR Score (11.8K ratings)

★ 3.9 Goodreads (11.6K) ★ 4.31 Audible (203)

22h 14m Released 2018 Mystery

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Why Listen to This Audiobook?

At 22 hours set on a Channel Island haunted by Nazi occupation, this is the rare mystery where the past does more damage than the killer.

Great if you want: a layered mystery with WWII history and complex family dynamics
Listening experience: slow and methodical — George builds character before tension
Narration: Peters handles George's large ensemble cast with clear distinction
Skip if: you expect Lynley front-and-center — this is mostly St. James territory

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About This Audiobook

A Place of Hiding moves the Lynley universe away from Scotland Yard and into the island of Guernsey, where Guy Brouard, the island's most prominent benefactor, is found dead after a private swimming ritual. Deborah and Simon St. James arrive to find a community sitting on layers of history, the German occupation of World War II, old loyalties, and family discord over a will that reveals everyone had reasons to want Brouard gone.

Donada Peters navigates the novel's considerable length, over twenty-two hours, with the patient authority that George's dense, character-driven mysteries require. The Guernsey setting is rendered with care, and Peters distinguishes the island's tight-knit community from the mainland characters with tonal clarity. George's habit of making every character fully human, even the guilty, benefits from Peters's willingness to honor that complexity.