Payment in Blood is a crime novel by Elizabeth George.[1] Inspector Lynley and Barbara Havers investigate the murder of a playwright which took place in a remote hotel. On this occasion, the inspector comes into conflict with the principles of the English upper class, of which he himself is a member.

Payment in Blood
First edition (US)
AuthorElizabeth George
CountryUnited States
SeriesInspector Lynley
GenreCrime novel
PublisherBantam Books
Publication date
1989
Media typePrint (hardcover, paperback)
ISBN9780553284362 (first)
Preceded byA Great Deliverance 
Followed byWell-Schooled in Murder 

A German translation by Mechtild Sandberg-Ciletti was published first by Blanvalet in 1991 under the title Keiner werfe den ersten Stein.[2] It was subsequently also published in paperback form by Goldmann.[3]

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