-
Seasonal Offer:
This title is part of our Seasonal Offers promotion.
Did you know you can trade in your old books for an Amazon.co.uk Gift Card to spend on the things you want? Plus, get an extra £5 Gift Certificate when you trade in books worth £10 or more before June 30, 2012. Visit the Books Trade-In Store for more details. |
Special Offers and Product Promotions
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Product Description
Product Description
When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of East Anglian coast, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard should re-examine the verdict of accidental death. Commander Adam Dalgliesh agrees to pay a visit to the young man's theological college, St Anselm's, a place he knew as a boy, expecting no more than a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence. Instead he finds himself embroiled in intrigue, conflict and dangerous secrets as the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder..."Beautifully-written...consummately plotted". ("Observer"). ""Death in Holy Orders" is pure pleasure". ("Spectator"). "Michael Jayston does an excellent job of breathing life into Adam Dalgliesh". "Daily Express". This is a suspenseful story of murder in a clerical college from bestselling author P.D. James, read by Michael Jayston.
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
I'm not overly found of unabridged audio books unless they really suit the format. I'm afraid PD James' work really doesn't. Unabridged the audio book is something of a marathon with 12 discs and around 14 hours of listening. This reflects, obviously, the rather long book. Short books work better! Moreover, James' style style is not all-action but rather slow burning. That's fine for a novel but in audio format you really do need to listen closely or miss the multi-character plot. I found that I had to listen to the first CD two or three times because, listening while driving, I simply wasn't following closely enough. Having got through all CDs I'm not sure the outcome was entirely worth the effort, and unlike reading James' work, I did find listening an effort.
Things are not entirely negative. The narrator does an excellent job bringing life to the many characters and the narration is clear and well paced. As the audio is unabridged you know that plots have not been truncated by arbitrary editorial choices, and I suspect that James aficionados will appreciate this. I actually think it would be helpful to read the book and then listen to the audio book. Less effort would then be required to keep track of the plot. The audio book was good enough to take me to the novel which I've now read and very much enjoyed. So, when I have a spare 14 hours I'll return to the CDs.
Things are not entirely negative. The narrator does an excellent job bringing life to the many characters and the narration is clear and well paced. As the audio is unabridged you know that plots have not been truncated by arbitrary editorial choices, and I suspect that James aficionados will appreciate this. I actually think it would be helpful to read the book and then listen to the audio book. Less effort would then be required to keep track of the plot. The audio book was good enough to take me to the novel which I've now read and very much enjoyed. So, when I have a spare 14 hours I'll return to the CDs.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
Adam Dalgleish is asked to investigate an apparent accidental death by the victim's father. The setting is a high church theological college on the East Anglian coast. When another death occurs it is clear that there is something going on at the college that needs investigating. This book is, in my opinion, P D James best work and Michael Jayston reads it well.
This complete unabridged recording is of excellent quality and conveys the atmospheric setting in such a way that will send shivers down the spine of listeners. The convoluted relationships between all involved are well drawn and the listener gets the sense of much going on under the surface of everyday events.
This audio book is well worth listening to even if you have read the book as I found it brought out nuances which were not apparent to me when reading the book. PD James's masterful use of the English language is clear from this audio book. Some books do not come over well in audio format but this one does. Enjoyable and spine chilling.
This complete unabridged recording is of excellent quality and conveys the atmospheric setting in such a way that will send shivers down the spine of listeners. The convoluted relationships between all involved are well drawn and the listener gets the sense of much going on under the surface of everyday events.
This audio book is well worth listening to even if you have read the book as I found it brought out nuances which were not apparent to me when reading the book. PD James's masterful use of the English language is clear from this audio book. Some books do not come over well in audio format but this one does. Enjoyable and spine chilling.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Amazon Vine™ Review
(What's this?)
P.D James' impeccable sense for characters and sense of place are to the fore in this adaptation. The sound designer did a great job: I found the sound scapes of East Anglia and of the inner sanctums of the monastic school utterly believable. Not the usual "sea sounds disc 1, track 12 waves breaking" and "lots of eacho tio indicate a cloister" - all much more sensitive and original than that. Well done, someone uncredited!
Great performances, and well differentiated voices (a factor that can make or break radio drama where visual differentiation is obviously not possible) made this adaptation a pleasure to listen to.
If I have one criticism it is that it seemed to me to be a little too long. I thought it could have been trimmed down quite a lot without losing very much. Highly recommended though.
Alan T
Great performances, and well differentiated voices (a factor that can make or break radio drama where visual differentiation is obviously not possible) made this adaptation a pleasure to listen to.
If I have one criticism it is that it seemed to me to be a little too long. I thought it could have been trimmed down quite a lot without losing very much. Highly recommended though.
Alan T
Most Recent Customer Reviews
To savour but be prepared to stick at it
Being unabridged, this is a long reading and, frankly, not the sparkiest voice. While this does give PD James literary strengths the chance to show through where an abbreviated... Read more
Published 4 months ago by bomble
Great for the car
I got this for my husband to listen to in the car on a long journey. He really enjoys them .
Published 10 months ago by L. E. Cooper
Very Dry Crackers with Stilton....
This review applies to three P D James audio books:
=> The Private Patient aka Death at a Country House Clinic
=> The Lighthouse aka Death at a Country House... Read more
=> The Private Patient aka Death at a Country House Clinic
=> The Lighthouse aka Death at a Country House... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Malaga View
An absorbing listen, well worth checking out.
This was a double first for me, I've never read or listened to a murder mystery before and certainly never read any thing by P.D. James. Read more
Published 13 months ago by i wrote this
Lose yourself for half a day
There is a big difference between a dramatisation and an unabridged audio book.
Not least of which about 10 hours difference.
P.D. Read more
Not least of which about 10 hours difference.
P.D. Read more
Published 13 months ago by J. A. Walls
A gripping tale of murder
A policeman from London turns up in East Anglia to investigate a suspicious death at an East Anglian theological college. Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Lyne
Didn't grab me...
I listen to lots of audio CD's and for whatever reason, I just couldn't concentrate on this one. I regularly do 2-3hr drives and always listen to an audio CD on the way, as it... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mike J
Fantastic!
One of PD James' best novels brilliantly transformed into audio format. This is a direct read from the novel - as being a bit of an anorak, I checked! Read more
Published 15 months ago by Coincidence Vs Fate
totally gripping
I really enjoy an audio CD! When I was having a baby i found it hard to read so thats when i discovered this type of story reading. Read more
Published 15 months ago by G. Cook
Brilliant detective novel
Another brilliant detective story by PD James set on the East Anglian coast in an isolated academy for Anglican priests. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Elizabeth Trigg
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
