- Paperback: 560 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (3 July 1996)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140262350
- ISBN-13: 978-0140262353
- ASIN: 0140245510
- Product Dimensions: 17.8 x 11.2 x 4.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 688,776 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Gerard Etienne, the brilliant new managing director of the Peverell Press, is murdered, and there are many suspects - a discarded mistress, a rejected author and rebellious colleagues. Adam Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a complex puzzle and a killer who is prepared to strike again.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Sin is hardly Original, but the Book is!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Original Sin (Paperback)
For Superintendent Adam Dalgleish, there are just too many coincidences, too many "practical" jokes, too many deaths, and too many suspects. In P.D. James' "Original Sin," this quintessential investigator has his hands full. And James, herself, is at top form in this London thriller, all asea with several subplots at once. Intriguing they are, too. Someone is bumping off the partners of Peverell Press, a venerable publishing company now on shaky financial legs that rests on the banks of the Thames in a real ediface complex called Innocent House, an opulent Venetian-type of building that is at once a landmark as well as a nest of intrigue, murder, and mayhem, going back a couple of generations to its founder. As one after another body is found, the pieces begin to come together, although not easily nor fast. Dalgleish and his two assistants, Kate Mishkin and Aaron Daniel, have their own personal concerns to sort out as well. James has created a host of excellently developed characters, as she usually does, and the reader is caught up in the problems and affairs of them all. Finally to solve the case, Dalgleish and company have to look back for their answers, all the way back to World War II France. The climax comes powerfully in "Original Sin" and as usual James leaves her readers, not necessarily on a joyous note, but one that is pensive, sometimes even remorseful. But what a read. In literature, and especially with P.D. James, there is justice after all!
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
enjoyable read ruined by an implausable ending,
By A Customer
This review is from: Original Sin (Paperback)
I do feel that three stars might be a little harsh when it comes to this book as I enjoyed most of it. The plot and the characters are intriguing and the author's sense of place is as good as ever. The problem however, is the ending (which I am not going to ruin for you.) All the carefull structuring comes crashing down as a number of the characters (and one in particular) start acting in a way that defies belief. I get the impression that P D James had no idea how to finish the novel and the cheap ending we are left with comes close to ruining the whole book
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Original Sin,
By Rich (UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Original Sin: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery (Paperback)
Overwritten but has something which does make you keep reading. A couple of effective set-pieces especially the discovery of the second body. The location is suitably Gothic and imposing. There is a problem with visualising the characters, one or two are difficult to fix an age upon. E.g. I pictured Frances as a middle-aged woman. It turns out she's actually late twenties. The solution is fair though perhaps the tragedy is not as tangible as intended. James does play fair by the reader, there are one or two effective false leads but the clues are well placed.
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