- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Scribner Book Company; Largeprint edition (April 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743224922
- ISBN-13: 978-0743224925
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.3 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,411,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Cordelia Gray invites the reader's compulsive interest as she takes on her first case against the background of Cambridge (UK) eccentricities. Irony abounds, conversations feel right and the plot has plenty of twists. Will make you want to dash out and buy the rest of her appearances. Unlike many PD James novels, this is perfect 'weight-wise' for carrying around to read while you travel.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Baroness James deserves great credit for coming up with this most unusual and interesting novel. Her detective, private investigator Cordelia Grey, is a landmark in the history of female detective fiction. The clever way that Ms. James connects this unlikely operative to the mighty Adam Dalgliesh adds great insight into both characters. The story itself is full of the unexpected . . . while maintaining touch with the ordinary. The combination is enough to keep you misdirected and fascinated until the very end.
I recently decided to reread the book to see if it still ranks up there as one of my favorite detective novels . . . and came away even more impressed than ever.
Cordelia Gray is a young woman learning her investigatory trade when her partner, Bernie Pryde, cuts his life short. Bernie has set up matters to give her as good a chance as possible to prosper in sole detection, including leaving her an unregistered gun. But will she have any clients?
It's a relief when a prospective client shows up looking for Bernie and takes Cordelia back for an interview with the famous father of Mark Callender, who recently killed himself. What father wouldn't want to know why? Cordelia in short order finds herself off on a five pounds a day assignment.
As she tracks backwards through the last days of Mark Callender, Cordelia finds that she likes him and wants to do right by his memory. Using the lessons that Bernie taught her, that he, in turn, learned from Dalgliesh, Cordelia soon has her suspicions about the suicide. Before long, she's being threatened as well.
What's it all about?
Bring a big imagination, grab a very comfy chair, turn on a good reading light and settle down for a treat!
I recently decided to reread the book to see if it still ranks up there as one of my favorite detective novels . . . and came away even more impressed than ever.
Cordelia Gray is a young woman learning her investigatory trade when her partner, Bernie Pryde, cuts his life short. Bernie has set up matters to give her as good a chance as possible to prosper in sole detection, including leaving her an unregistered gun. But will she have any clients?
It's a relief when a prospective client shows up looking for Bernie and takes Cordelia back for an interview with the famous father of Mark Callender, who recently killed himself. What father wouldn't want to know why? Cordelia in short order finds herself off on a five pounds a day assignment.
As she tracks backwards through the last days of Mark Callender, Cordelia finds that she likes him and wants to do right by his memory. Using the lessons that Bernie taught her, that he, in turn, learned from Dalgliesh, Cordelia soon has her suspicions about the suicide. Before long, she's being threatened as well.
What's it all about?
Bring a big imagination, grab a very comfy chair, turn on a good reading light and settle down for a treat!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
After P D James previous excellent Adam Dalglish detective stories this first novel using the main character as a female detective Cordelia Grey, it made a welcome change. Well worth a read and definitely a page turner.
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The Ending is a Surprise, Only Because It's So Inane
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Published on 20 Oct 2007 by Donald Mitchell
Dalgliesh Echoes beyond His Reach
Baroness James deserves great credit for coming up with this most unusual and interesting novel. Her detective, private investigator Cordelia Grey, is a landmark in the history of... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2007 by Donald Mitchell
Dalgliesh Echoes beyond His Reach
Baroness James deserves great credit for coming up with this most unusual and interesting novel. Her detective, private investigator Cordelia Grey, is a landmark in the history of... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2007 by Donald Mitchell
Dalgliesh Echoes beyond His Reach
Baroness James deserves great credit for coming up with this most unusual and interesting novel. Her detective, private investigator Cordelia Grey, is a landmark in the history of... Read more
Published on 20 Oct 2007 by Donald Mitchell
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