The Skull Beneath the Skin, P. D. James
The Skull Beneath the Skin, P. D. James
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The Skull Beneath the Skin

Author: P. D. James

Narrator: Penelope Dellaporta

Unabridged: 15 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/07/2009


Synopsis

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

Private detective Cordelia Gray is invited to the sunlit island of Courcy to protect the vainly beautiful actress Clarissa Lisle from veiled threats on her life. Within the rose red walls of a fairy-tale castle, she finds the stage is set for death.

“Richly intricate and literate,” James’s second Cordelia Gray mystery “shows James at the height of her storytelling powers” —San Francisco Chronicle

About The Author

P. D. James is 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 mark on September 10, 2011

the novel appears to be PD James looking back at agatha christie by taking the basics of the classic murder mystery (an enclosed and gothic setting, a finite number of suspects, stylized characters)...and then updating it with all of the intricate details, narrative complexity, and emotionally nuanc......more

Goodreads review by Luffy Sempai on March 06, 2016

These books that get 2 stars are beginning to have a particular feel to them. Professionally written but ultimately ill sustaining books that do enough but don't tell enough. I'm leaving the ultimate choice to fans who want to buy the second Cordelia Gray book. The first one was a real find. This o......more

Goodreads review by Mara on February 13, 2022

3.5 stars - I was very impressed with the actual prose of this book, and I very much enjoyed the plot. It delivers on the closed circle mystery, and I thought the setting of this creepy castle on the island was an effective mileu for that plot type. That said, I didn't really feel a connection to mo......more

Goodreads review by Georgiana on November 30, 2020

Secondo e ultimo caso per Cordelia Gray, devo dire che mi ha un po' deluso rispetto al primo (a parte quando P.D. James, da ottima Janeite, cita Emma. «Vado a fare due passi con la signorina Gray» disse con tutta calma. «Non si può dire che la recita finora sia stata di quelle che inchiodano l’attenzi......more