Payment in Blood is a crime novel by

Elizabeth George Susan Elizabeth George (born February 26, 1949) is an American writer of mystery novels set in Great Britain. She is best known for a series of novels featuring Inspector Thomas Lynley. The 21st book in the series appeared in January 2022. ...

. 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. A German translation by Mechtild Sandberg-Ciletti was published first by

Blanvalet Blanvalet is a German publishing house, based in Munich, which was founded in 1935 in Berlin and is now part of the Bertelsmann's Random House publishing group. Blanvalet publishes entertainment literature and non-fiction, first in hardcover, ...

in 1991 under the title ''Keiner werfe den ersten Stein''. It was subsequently also published in paperback form by

Goldmann Goldmann is the surname of several people: * Erich Goldmann, German ice hockey player * Friedrich Goldmann (1941–2009), German composer and conductor * Hans Goldmann (1899–1991), Swiss ophthalmologist * Lucien Goldmann, French philosopher and so ...

References

{{Books by Elizabeth George 1989 American novels American mystery novels Bantam Books books