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Thursday, April 24, 2008
The Murder Room
The Murder Room, P.D. James’ twelfth of thirteen mysteries featuring Scotland Yard’s Commander Adam Dalgliesh, is a satisfying addition to that character-driven series. For me, the main attraction to a P.D. James mystery has always been the way her excellent understanding of human psychology allows her to populate each of her novels with so many believable characters. That talent usually complicates her mysteries and keeps readers turning pages all the way to the end and, despite the fact that I listened to this one instead of reading it, The Murder Room was no exception.
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I agree that the best thing about a P.D James mystery is its' characters. The next in the Dalgliesh series, The Lighthouse, is just as good and continues the romance.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sarah, for the info on the next in the series. I kind of figured that the romance was set-up to play a part in the next one. That will be the third book it's in...wonder how serious James will let it become?
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