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The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery)by: P.D. James August 28, 2008 |
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Very different but as compelling as ever. This time P D James gave her readers a frisson of contemporary fiction with her mind to murder. So much in this novel. Apart from a very unusual murder - well two murders - there are several sub plots and some fascinating characters bringing social comment, personal philosophies and of course troubled love lives and backgrounds. The author herself as usual inserts much comment about the state of education, the police and the justice system all hampered by targets and state interference. Long sentences finely crafted with beautiful prose and several new words to look up in the dictionary make this an intriguing study. Benton-Smith brings a dash of spirit, sometimes over enthusiasm, whilst Kate Miskin ... Read More:
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A Mind to Murderby: P.D. James January 05, 2006 |
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A Mind To Murder is a typical who-dunnit murder mystery with unusal suspects. When the administrative head of a psychiatric clinic is found dead, Inspector Dalgliesh focuses on the staff members of the clinic rather than the patients. I believe that this novel is a great improvement over the author's first, Cover Her Face. It was much more fun to read. Dalgliesh has moved more into the foreground and we get to know him better as a person. Overall, the story is a little dated, especially in regards to the uses of LSD.
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A Taste for Deathby: P.D. James October 06, 2005 |
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In the small vestry of St Matthew's, Paddington, two bodies lie in a welter of blood, their throats cut with gaping precision. One is a local tramp, the other an ex-Minister of State. Adam Dalgliesh finds himself faced with the most confused and convoluted case of his career. Why was Sir Paul Berowne sleeping in this dingy vestry shortly before his death?
* The narrator, MICHAEL JAYSTON, is a highly regarded actor, having appeared in numerous films, among them ZULU DAWN and CROMWELL. He has also taken major roles in such television productions as JANE EYRE and QUILLER. His stage credits include EQUUS and THE WAY OF THE WORLD. >>More Details |
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The Lighthouseby: P D James September 07, 2006 |
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I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that I liked this book. I struggle to come out of my comfort murder mystery zone of Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, and 20s and 30s classics - I haven't often gone past the 10th page of a contemporary detective story.
I picked this cheap - second hand - and realised I was starting from the latest; I thought if I liked this I'd probably like the older ones... I found it a little hard to get into the characters at first - I thought that the opening individual introduction of Dalgliesh and his team was awkward, slow, and did not enlighten the rest of the book. However, as the story evolves you slowly get sympathetic with them and with each character on the island. On the one hand it is a very ... Read More: >>More Details |
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The Private Patientby: P.D. James January 08, 2009 |
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I was pleasantly surprised by the fact that I liked this book. I struggle to come out of my comfort murder mystery zone of Agatha Christie, Conan Doyle, and 20s and 30s classics - I haven't often gone past the 10th page of a contemporary detective story.
I picked this cheap - second hand - and realised I was starting from the latest; I thought if I liked this I'd probably like the older ones... I found it a little hard to get into the characters at first - I thought that the opening individual introduction of Dalgliesh and his team was awkward, slow, and did not enlighten the rest of the book. However, as the story evolves you slowly get sympathetic with them and with each character on the island. On the one hand it is a very ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Cover Her Faceby: P.D. James January 05, 2006 |
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...all too solemn and totally lacking in spark. At least it avoids the charge of being overlong, which is what most of her later novels are.
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Devices and Desiresby: P.D. James October 06, 2005 |
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P.D. James does not write for the impatient or the restless. Her extraordinary knowledge of and advanced use of the English language, are for the reader who enjoys to dwell on intricate and almost philosophical descriptions, not only geographically and materialistically, but of the human mind in all its variety of moods.
"Devices and Desires" is a typical example of Ms James' writing. Slowly and meticulously the reader is drawn into the story. The introduction of the many participants, the questions as to their part in - or rather importance to - the mystery at hand, invites curiosity as well as confusion as loose threads keep popping up and no significant pattern has as yet emerged. Commander Adam Dalgliesh remains for a long time a bystander on holiday ... Read More: >>More Details |
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An Unsuitable Job for A Womanby: P.D. James January 05, 2006 |
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I found this book very dull and would not recommend it. The characters are all a bit cardboard and unrealistic. The central character is grey like her name so I didn't really care about what happened to her and the case she takes on. The case itself is not interesting, an apparent suicide that (exceedingly slowly) develops into something potentially more sinister. I figured out the ending way before the detective did, the whole book seems to move at the pace of a snail under water. I disliked all the characters, the students Cordelia meets at Cambridge are especially annoying and ridiculous. I ended up wishing they would all get murdered or that something, anything, of interest would happen. Avoid!
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The Children of Menby: P.D. James January 05, 2006 |
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This is not the easiest book I've ever read. The language is detailed and precise. However, readers may be rewarded for the effort if they show a little patience. Some of the author's insights into people and religion are subtle and intriguing. In addition, the author produces many wonderful turns of phrase.
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Innocent Bloodby: P.D. James January 05, 2006 |
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I am sorry to be so blunt.
My early assumption was that the story line had an intriguing ring: London, end of the 70s. A young lady, Philippa, knowing she had been adopted, sets out to look for her biological parents. Her adoptive parents, with whom she never quite had a close relationship, are unhappy about this choice but nothing can stop Philippa. What she eventually finds out about her biological parents is shocking but, seemingly unperturbed, she sets out to try and establish a contact to learn more about her early childhood. Meanwhile, somebody else is looking into the past and, unbeknownst to anybody, is waiting for the right time to strike out, to quench the thirst of vendetta over the murder of his young daughter years ago. Although the linguistic structure ... Read More: >>More Details |
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