| Payment in Blood | |
| Author: | Elizabeth George |
| Country: | United States |
| Series: | Inspector Lynley |
| Genre: | Crime novel |
| Publisher: | Bantam Books |
| Pub Date: | 1989 |
| Media Type: | Print (hardcover, paperback) |
| Isbn: | 9780553284362 |
| Isbn Note: | (first) |
| Preceded By: | A Great Deliverance |
| Followed By: | Well-Schooled in Murder |
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.
A German translation by Mechtild Sandberg-Ciletti was published first by Blanvalet in 1991 under the title Keiner werfe den ersten Stein. It was subsequently also published in paperback form by Goldmann.