Just One Evil Act by Elizabeth George, 736 pages

This is the 18th book in the Inspector Lynley series by Elizabeth George.  I didn't love this one, but I did want to finish it.  The story is long and convoluted and involves action in both England and Italy. One frustrating aspect of the book is that there is quite a bit of Italian dialog.  Sometimes Elizabeth George lets us know what was said and sometimes she doesn't.  Geesh!

For those who have read the series, this book focuses mostly on Scotland Yard Detective Sargeant Barbara Havers, her neighbor Professor Taymullah Azhar and his daughter Hadiyyah.  The book picks up right where "Believing the Lie" (#17) ended.  Barbara pretty much goes wild in this book, first helping Azhar find Hidiyyah and then struggling to protect him when he runs amuck with the law.  I just found it difficult to believe as a reader that Barbara would go so far. 

Inspector Thomas Lynley is here too and it is nice to see him putting his life back together.  (No spoilers here about what happened previously.) 

I also enjoyed a new character, Chief Inspector Salvatore Lo Bianco, who is based in Italy but I hope he gets the opportunity to interact with Lynley and Havers in future books.