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I‘m a total fan girl for P. D. James. Even her lesser efforts are satisfyingly complex and detailed. This is the 2nd to last in the Inspector Daglish mysteries. A body is found on a remote Cornish island where a retreat for politico big wigs is established. Was is suicide or murder? If murder, then one of the small pool of people on the island must be the killer.

My final planned book for #DashingDecember & my 1st for #CloakandDaggerChristmas!

#JulyJourneys Day 23 #Lighthouse

I have climbed Souter Lighthouse (northeast coast of England) and seen the seals lounging on the rocks below. Recommended to visit.

I wouldn't recommend journeying to the lighthouse in PD James novel though! Fog and murder feature strongly.

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With my many years of reading mysteries behind me I have somehow never read P.D. James. This is book 13 in the Adam Dalgliesh series that I picked up at a library book sale so I jumped in with this one. I‘m a sucker for a mystery set on a remote British island so this was right up my alley. Now that I‘ve finally got around to reading her books, I will definitely seek out more.

Not having read it yet, I don‘t know how much of a role the #ocean plays in this book, but it‘s set on the coast. #coolbooks @Linsy

1. On a mystery kick right now.
2. Being read to as a child — I still enjoy reading aloud and being read to.
3. I read myself to sleep, and the I read to wake.
4. Horace and the Reeves in Don‘t Skip Out On Me (Vlautin). Such a wonderful novel.

The author was in her 80s when she wrote this! That alone is impressive/humbling/inspiring. And there is no doubt James is a master of this genre. The plotting and characterization is rock solid. But ... in this outing it seems to me like her powers are on the wane. At points you can tell it is written by someone in their 80s. The attitudes, word choice, dialogue, internal thoughts seem a little dated. And there is a faint whiff of ... cont. 👇👇

Fun, well-constructed mystery. I'll definitely be picking up more from this series!!!

Excited to start this one. Have heard great things about the Adam Dalgliesh books and this one in particular. 🤓

My books with lighthouse in the title #marchintoreading

Ah, found another book with the word lighthouse in the title and a picture of a lighthouse on the cover. PD James, one of my favourite crime authors. 💜
#marchintoreading #lighthouses #lighthouse @RealLifeReading

A friend gave me this to read. So easy to read. I really enjoy a murder mystery. Mind you my other half is worried that I have lots of crime novels lined up and said that I might try reading something light☺. HAve read 3 of this series but not it order. I wonder does this matter.

Aaah!! Murder mysteries! I love them. And PD James does such a great job with not just the plot, but also the characterisation of all the players involved. So this one was a mix of the long dead past and the bit so recent past - all coming together in one interesting mystery.

Already regretting coming to bowling night with my boyfriend. Which of these should I choose to keep me preoccupied all night?