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What Came Before He Shot Her
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Inspector Lynley: Book 14

What Came Before He Shot Her (2006) (edit title/settings)

by Elizabeth George (Author) (edit contributors)

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The brutal, inexplicable death of Inspector Thomas Lynley's wife has left Scotland Yard shocked and searching for answers. Even more horrifying is that the trigger was apparently pulled by a twelve-year-old boy. What were the circumstances that led to his final act of desperation? That story... read more

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  • Joel Campbell: 12 year old protagonist who faces an impossible choice in order to protect his younger mentally disabled brother from neighborhood bullies.
  • Kendra Osborne: Aunt of three orphaned children who has them thrust upon her by her mother who dumps them with her when she leaves to go live in Jamaica.
  • Toby: Mentally-disabled 8 year old.
  • Ivan Weatherall: Kind, benevolent white man who encourages troubled London inner city kids.
  • Dix: 23 year old black body-builder who wants to be a father to his much older girlfriend's niece and nephews.
  • Neal Wyatt: Neighborhood bully.
  • Vanessa Campbell: Troubled 15 year old girl whose life has been turned upside down by the death of her father and the hospitalization of her mentally unstable mother. Vanessa tries to cope with another abandonment at the beginning of the story as she and her brothers are taken by their Jamaica-bound grandmother to live with their aunt.
  • Majidah: Kind Asian woman who runs the Child Drop-In Center in Meanwhile Gardens in North Kensington, London. She takes 15 year old Vanessa Campbell under her wing as a result of Vanessa's community service. Vanessa rejects Majidah's no-nonsense structure at first, but later embraces it.
  • Cordie: Kendra's friend.
  • Tobe: Correct spelling of the youngest of the orphaned Campbell children. He is an 8 year old mentally disabled boy who is protected by his 12 year old brother, Joel.
  • Natasha: Contemporary of the 15 year old Vanessa Campbell.
  • Carole Campbell: Hospitalized, mentally unstable mother of the three Campbell children.
  • Smith: Add a description of this character.
  • Arnold
  • Fabia Bender
  • Arissa
  • Starr
  • Luce Chinaka
  • Adam Whitburn
  • Ruma
  • Greve
  • George Gilbert
  • Cal Hancock
  • Geoff
  • Gerald
  • Sayf
  • Gran
  • Whiteley
  • Calvin Hancock
  • Stanley
  • Dashell
  • Mrs. Harper
  • Nathan Burke
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First Sentence edit see section history

Joel Campbell, eleven years old at the time, began his descent towards murder with a bus ride.

Glossary edit see section history

  • bred: inbred person

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 14 of 18 in Inspector Lynley. (standard series)

Preceded by With No One as Witness, and followed by Careless in Red.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Elizabeth George (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Country: United States
Publication Date: October 17, 2006
ISBN: 0060545623
Page Count: 560

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