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I liked this book; I didn‘t love it, but I do enjoy the writing, and I‘m intrigued enough by our protagonist to continue on with the series. I already have the third book, and it‘s on my July #BookSpin list. Speaking of the list, I finished 11 books from my bingo card, so not a bad month at all. I also read an additional book in the Lynley series that wasn‘t on my bingo card.

Back to the Dalgliesh series: qualified yay so far.

I‘m finishing one last book from my June #Bookspin list (tagged), then it‘s on to July. I‘ve included a couple of library books I‘ve had forever, in the hopes I can get them read; a bunch of mysteries from various series that I‘m reading; and a couple of miscellaneous books from my own stacks. I‘ve been reading up a storm, and I got to both my #bookspin and my #doublespin, so it was a good month. Cleanup posts forthcoming!

More interesting than the first one, rather suspenseful end.

Other commenters mention that Dalgliesh is very undeveloped - we do get some odd details here and there but not much of a personality.

Lots of outdated mental health treatments - not as horrific as it could be though because the setting is a clinic rich pampered people pay to go to.

Published in 1963, this is early P. D. James. It took me a bit to get into it, but then it got my attention. I like her later works better, but this was a good introduction to Dalgliesh. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

“I should be relieved if I could produce even an evangelical curate to vouch for me between six-fifteen and seven o‘clock yesterday evening.” 😂

Starting my #bookspin selection this morning. I‘ve read other Dalgliesh novels, but this is much earlier in the series than those I‘ve read before. @TheAromaofBooks

Caught a cold. Best genre to read? Detectives !!

A murder at a psychiatric clinic. If you like PD James or similar detective novels (eg Ruth Rendell's Wexford series), it is worth a read, but it is definitely not one of her best. That said, not her best is still pretty good. ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Read on Kindle. The cover from the first edition is, maybe inappropriately, hilarious while also rather spooky too.

A great second book in the Adam Dalgliesh series. I learned a little more about Dalgliesh‘s background and there was a surprise twist at the very end!
#13books13weeks Book 4

The Steen Clinic is a very posh place to be treated for your problems. They only accept a few chosen patients. When the administrator is murdered during night hours, Adam Dagliesh is called in. The murder weapon points to the handyman, the art left to a patient, and her poorer relation works as a nurse there. There is no shortage of suspects. Dagliesh must wade through motives, opportunities, lies, and loves to get to the heart of it all.

I do love the old British murder mysteries, and P.D. James is a favorite. #boutofbooks

And speaking of reading more in the series, I was able to polish off this one (left half done when Oyster tanked) since my library has been expanding its ebook selection on Overdrive. I feel like this has a much tighter plot and even Dalgliesh missed a crucial clue to put him in the same place as the reader. Doesn't help solve the age issue since this one comes only 3 years after the first.

I love British police novels, but this one just didn't grab me the way the genre normally does. It was pretty good but not great.

Dalgleish number 2. A good enough whodunnit in the classic traditon but nothing special.