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The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery)by: P.D. James August 28, 2008 |
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I always read each of P D James's books as it is published and quickly come to the same conclusion each time: although her books are well-plotted, she has a rare talent for populating them with characters that it is very difficult to relate to, whom we never really get inside the skin of, and who are universally dislikeable.
Dalgliesh, Miskin and Benton are far too cold and clinical - they either spend time focussed 100% on the case or else they ruminate on their personal lives in isolation. We never see them let their hair down, enjoy themselves or exchange the odd irreverent or humourous comment that is the difference between a robot and a human being. Maybe the only poignant moment is when the potential suspect whose ... Read More: >>More Details |
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A Taste for Deathby: P.D. James November 27, 2008 |
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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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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 stereotyped ... Read More: >>More Details |
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The Children of Menby: P.D. James January 05, 2006 |
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I read this book in two days whilst on holiday and loved it. I didn't speed read and by-pass the story (for a change) and really enjoyed the book. But on reflection, it ended rather suddenly. Just seemed a bit like the publisher was there tapping his watch and wanting to wind the whole thing up.
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A Certain Justiceby: P.D. James September 04, 2008 |
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Venetia Aldridge is a top notch criminal lawyer. She hardly ever looses a case and is able to find the holes in any argument. Her personal life isn't so rosy, however. She is basically estranged from her daughter and considered a problem by her co-workers. Her life really begins to unravel when her daughter announces her engagement - to a man Venetia has recently gotten off for murder. But when Venetia is found dead in her office two days later, it's up to Adam Dalgliesh and his team to figure out who killed her. And with all these motives and suspects, it won't be easy. I'd heard much about P.D. James, but this was the first time I'd actually read one of her books. I found the writing style engaging and would have a hard time putting it down once I started. On the other ... 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 at his late aunt's ... Read More: >>More Details |
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Cover Her Face: BBC Radio 4 Full-cast Dramatisation (BBC Radio Collection)by: P.D. James, Neville Teller May 07, 2002 |
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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 at his late aunt's ... Read More: >>More Details |
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