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Death in Holy Ordersby P D James
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:On the East Anglican seacoast a small theological college hangs precariously on an eroding shoreline and an equally precarious future. Then, the body of a student is found buried in the sand, and the boy’s influential father demands that Scotland Yard investigate. Adam Dalgleish, the son of a parson, once spent happy summers at the school. A detective who loves poetry, a man who has known loss and discovery, Dalgliesh is the perfect candidate to look for the truth in a remote, rarified community of the faithful–and the frightened. For when one death leads to another, Dalgliesh finds himself steeped in a world of good and evil, of stifled passions and hidden pasts, where someone has cause not just to commit one crime, but to begin an unholy order of murder. . . . Review:"Baroness James may have turned 80, but neither she nor her dogged Scotland Yard detective Commander Adam Dalgliesh (last seen in 1997's A Certain Justice) shows any sign of flagging in this superb whodunit, with its extraordinarily complex and nuanced plot and large cast of credible characters....Illegitimacy, incest, a secret marriage, a missing cloak and a valuable altar triptych are just some of the ingredients in a case as contrived as any Golden Age classic but presented with such masterful ease and conviction that even the most skeptical readers will suspend disbelief." Publishers Weekly Review:"There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. James at her best... One of the things that sets P. D. James apart from other writers in this genre is the intellectual assurance of her work. This is manifest in her use of language – she writes beautifully – but also in the light touch with which she displays her learning... Death in Holy Orders is pure pleasure." Charlotte Joll, The Spectator Review:"James transcends the crime genre, in that hers are fully evolved novels and not just murder mysteries. They are packed with argument and insight and detail." Victoria Glendinning, The Daily Telegraph Review:"This is a thoroughly satisfactory, gripping and exceptionally well-written novel." Anne Chisholm, The Sunday Telegraph Review:"James is a natural storyteller when it comes to pace and atmosphere." Sarah Dunant, The Times Review:"This is a grand, gothic novel of gut-wrenching suspense, satisfying at all levels....Here is a novel which goes beyond mere enjoyment." Frances Fyfield, The Sunday Express About the AuthorP. D. James is the author of sixteen previous books, most of which have been filmed for television. Before her retirement in 1979, she served in the forensics and criminal justice departments of Great Britain’s Home Office and she has been a magistrate and a governor of the BBC. The recipient of many prizes and honors, she was created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991. In 2000 she celebrated her eightieth birthday and published her autobiography, Time to Be in Earnest. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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