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by P.D. James (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd; New edition edition (1 Oct 1989)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140129553
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140129557
  • Product Dimensions: 17.9 x 11.1 x 2.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 599,271 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Unsettled by a brush with death and disenchanted with his job in the Force, Commander Adam Dalgliesh responds to an invitation to visit an old family friend, the chaplain at a private home for the disabled in Dorset. On arrival he discovers that his host has died suddenly.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars I've read, and re-read and will again read!, 7 Dec 2003
By K. J. Kloian - See all my reviews
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what a fantastic book. One of my absolute favourite adam dalgliesh mysteries. The classic 'whodunnit', the surprise ending will satisfy, and getting there is exciting too!
you will not be disappointed!
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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent modern gothic, 30 Oct 2000
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Set on a lonely stretch of the Dorset coast in the mid-Seventies, The Black Tower is an unusual crime thriller. Although it functions perfectly well as a conventional whodunit, it's also a modern gothic, and, like its predecessors in that genre, it's a meditation on mortality and human frailty. Much of the book's power derives from James's scrupulous exploration of the character and states of mind of her hero. The poet-policeman, Commander Adam Dalgleish, is a subtle and compelling creation, and his substantiality helps to ground a plot that might otherwise seem to teeter on the brink of melodrama.

The tone is set with the 'resurrection' of Dalgleish, who as the book begins is recovering from a serious illness, which initially had been misdiagnosed as mortal. This brush with death has had a profound psychological impact on Dalgleish, and his decision to make his convalescence coincide with a duty visit to an old acquaintance seems from the first an attempt to postpone a confrontation with his own unanswered questions.

Disenchanted with policing Dalgleish may be, but when he is confronted with the merest suspicion of foul play, his instincts reassert themselves in spite of his inclinations. The atmosphere of illness, frustrated hopes, and impending disaster gathers force with every page as Dalgleish, against his will, is drawn deeper into the poisoned community of Toynton Grange.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Suspicious or natural deaths?, 30 April 2009
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'The Black Tower' presents a murder mystery with several deceased people, but the reader is left unsure of who died under suspicious circumstances and who died of natural causes.
In the beginning, it seems almost as if James was planning to make this book her last Adam Dalgliesh mystery because the inspector is contemplating leaving the police force after suffering from, what was thought to be a serious illness. But of course, with further Dalgliesh novels written after this one, we know he will go on to solve other cases.
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