Cover Her Face, P. D. James
Cover Her Face, P. D. James
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Cover Her Face

Author: P. D. James

Narrator: Penelope Dellaporta

Unabridged: 8 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/18/2008


Synopsis

P. D. James is “the greatest living mystery writer.” –People

Headstrong and beautiful, the young housemaid Sally Jupp is put rudely in her place, strangled in her bed behind a bolted door. Coolly brilliant policeman Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard must find her killer among a houseful of suspects, most of whom had very good reason to wish her ill.

Cover Her Face is P. D. James’s electric debut novel, an ingeniously plotted mystery that immediately placed her among the masters of suspense.

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 Shireen on May 05, 2012

After my brain injury, PD James became a marker for me in my reading progress. Pre-injury I read every one of her books and enjoyed them tremendously for their good writing and good stories. After my injury though, with my reading ability fried, I couldn't read any of her books. Too many characters......more

Goodreads review by James on August 05, 2017

Back to basics! I switched from modern cozies and crime fiction to a supposed blast from the past. I remembered a few PD James novels I read in college as part of my mystery fiction independent studies and decided to start the series. As expected, very reminiscent of Agatha Christie but with a littl......more

Goodreads review by Tea on May 10, 2013

Nažalost, kod nas je bila popularnija serija snimljena po romanima o inspektori Daglišu nego sami roman P.D. Džejms... :) Ko je još nije čitao neka požuri, mnogo je propustio :)......more

Goodreads review by Майя on August 28, 2022

Fifties of the last century. The sexual revolution is very close, which will sweep away or, at least, significantly correct the concepts of things allowed and not allowed in the sphere of sex, While good old England is a stronghold of morality, condemning everything that does not fit into the norms.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on January 03, 2020

This was surprisingly good! My first P.D. James story and her debut. It was more old fashioned than I thought it would be and I look forward to reading more of the series.......more