In the Presence of the Enemy
An Inspector Lynley Mystery
Elizabeth George
Publisher: Bantam
ISBN: 0553092650
Published: February 1996
Synopsis: Ten-year-old Charlotte Bowen has been
abducted, and if tabloid editor Dennis Luxford does not admit publicly
to having fathered her, she will die. But Charlotte's existence is
Luxford's most fiercely guarded secret, and acknowledging her as his
child will throw more than one life and career into chaos. Luxford
knows that the story of Charlotte's paternity could make him a
laughingstock and reveal to his beautiful wife and son the lie he's
lived for a decade. Yet it's not only Luxford's reputation that's on
the line: it's also the reputation--and career--of Charlotte Bowen's
mother. For she is Undersecretary of State for the Home Office, one of
the most high-profile Junior Ministers and quite possibly the next
Margaret Thatcher.
Knowing that her political future hangs in the balance, Eve Bowen
refuses to let Luxford damage her career by printing the story or
calling the police. So the editor turns to forensic scientist Simon St.
James for help. It's a case that fills St. James with disquiet,
however, for none of the players in the drama seem to react the way one
would expect.
Then tragedy occurs and New Scotland Yard becomes involved. Detective
Inspector Thomas Lynley soon discovers that the case sends tentacles
from London into the countryside, and he must simultaneously outfox
death as he probes Charlotte Bowen's mysterious disappearance.
Meanwhile, his partner Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers, working part
of the investigation on her own and hoping to make the coup of her
career, may be drawing closer to a grim solution--and to danger--than
anyone knows.
Note: Eighth book in the Thomas Lynley and Barbara Havers mystery series.
In the Presence of the Enemy
Brian Stirner, Director
Nathaniel Parker: Detective Inspector Thomas Lynley
Sharon Small: Detective Sergeant Barbara Havers
James Hazeldine: Dennis Luxford
Ken Bones: Rodney Aronson
Sophie Okonedo: Eve Bowen
Simon Chandler: Alistair Harvie
Bennet Thorpe: Personal Secretary
Natalie Freegard: Charlotte Bowen
Lesley Vickerage: Helen Clyde
UPC: 783421380899
DVD Release Date: 9/28/2004
Source: WGBH Boston
Format: DVD Wide Screen
Presentation: Wide Screen
Features: Access to the Mystery! web site; Scene selection; Closed captions
Language: English
Time: 6 Hours
Note: Included as one of four DVDs in The Inspector Lynley Mysteries Set 2.
