A Taste for Death, P. D. James
A Taste for Death, P. D. James
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A Taste for Death

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Author: P. D. James

Narrator: Penelope Dellaporta

Unabridged: 19 hr 10 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/03/2009

Synopsis

When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How did an upper-crust Minister come to lie, slit throat to slit throat, next to a neighborhood derelict of the lowest order? Challenged with the investigation of a crime that appears to have endless motives, Dalgliesh explores the sinister web spun around a half-burnt diary and a violet-eyed widow who is pregnant and full of malice--all the while hoping to fill the gap of logic that joined these two disparate men in bright red death. . . .

About The Author

P. D. James was the author of twenty books, many of which feature her detective hero Adam Dalgliesh and have been televised or filmed. She was the recipient of many honors, including the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature, and in 1991 was created Baroness James of Holland Park. She died in 2014.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Francesc on June 14, 2022

Tal vez soy un poco injusto con la valoración, pero me he llevado una decepción enorme. Un texto frío, sin emoción, con un exceso de páginas evidente, y muy aburrido. No hay manera de engancharse a la trama. Los personajes no tienen ningún interés. Ni el famoso Dalglish tiene encanto. Cuando parece q......more

Goodreads review by J.L. on October 15, 2018

I wasn't gripped from the beginning of P.D. James' Taste for Death, but I'm happy I continued reading. I felt more and more engaged as the story unfolded. To me, that more than made up for the slow beginning. This was an enjoyable and intelligent mystery. This was my first time reading P.D. James, b......more

Goodreads review by Supratim on May 10, 2019

I had read the author’s dystopian novel, Children of Men, a long time back. But, This was my first Adam Dalgliesh novel. I had heard a great deal about the author’s mystery novels and started the book with very high expectations. The book starts with the discovery of two bodies in the vestry of a chu......more

Goodreads review by Craig on August 28, 2017

We know within half-a-dozen words that persons have been done to death. In a style worlds away from the twitterverse, P.D. James continues for eight pages before dishing up satisfaction for any who live by plot alone. In the meantime she takes whatever time she needs to set the scene of the crime (a......more

Quotes

"Splendidly suspenseful."
--The Washington Post Book World

"A SUPERB DETECTIVE NOVEL . . . AND A GIFT TO ALL READERS."
--USA Today

"Glitters with the high-gloss anxiety of a first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm . . . An intricate, compassionate novel."
--The Boston Globe

"MARVELOUS."
--Newsweek

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