That the aristocratic Inspector Thomas Lynley and feisty, working-class Sergeant Barbara Havers managed to find common ground was some surprise. Putting aside their class differences, they managed to forge a successful detective team with his easy going nature and her no-nonsense approach proving an effective combination. Now as their personal lives move on, with Inspector Lynley planning to marry, while Havers no longer having her parents to look after, they are firm friends, with a mutual respect only occasionally tested by their very different backgrounds.