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A Taste for Death [Kindle Edition]

P. D. James (Author)
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Stunning paperback repackages celebrating the world's pre-eminent crime writer and over forty years of detective fiction.

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Two men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington, thier throats brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and recently-resigned Minister of the Crown, the other an alcoholic vagrant. Dalgliesh and his team, set up to investigate crimes of particular sensitivity, are faced with a case of extraordinary complexity as they discover the Berowne family's veneer of prosperous gentility conceals ugly and dangerous secrets.
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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 759 KB
  • Print Length: 786 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1400025109
  • Publisher: Faber and Faber Crime (20 Nov 2008)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B002RI91L2
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #11,286 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

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27 of 32 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
P.D.James shines here with this novel which contains everything needed in a murder mystery.
Gripping from start to finish, this novel sees Dalgliesh caught up in an investigation which has turned personal - he knew the victim. There are many twists and turns here as they try to unravel the clues and evidence to point them to a ruthless and sadistic killer. There are many sub-plots in the novel which try to lead you astray, but ultimately it comes down to one ruthless murderer. Kate Miskin features heavily in this story and a great part of the novel involves her personal life which we have not seen until now.
A truly thrilling cerebral mystery, which delivers the goods intelligently and VERY Englishly! One of my personal favourites which I read again and again.
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Format:Paperback
I have always loved p d James books and would rate them very highly. This book has taken her to a new stratoshere in the genre of crime writing. It has a beautiful prosse, well rounded characters and a top class whodunnit. I loved the plotline. How could a top MP and a tramp both end up with their throats cut in a london church? we are drawn into the whys and wherefores from page one and there are fabulous sub plots which touch at the heartstrings, Detective Kate Miskin and her humble upbringing is an example. She has risen from a council high rise flat to become a top detective and still she has her doubts as to where she really fits in to the team inveatigating the double murder. the ending is both poignant and surprising. What more can you ask from a high class whodunnit?
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Oranges and apples I guess. The descriptive passages enthralled me. I guess you have to be in the right kind of mood, sometimes you want a fast paced novel with lots of action, other times you want someone to paint pictures for you. I thought the story atmospheric and enjoyable.
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