A Certain Justice (Adam Dalgliesh, #10)
New York Times BestsellerWhen distinguished criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge defends a young man for the brutal murder of his mother, she views the case as simply another opportunity to demonstrate her brilliance in the courtroom. But within weeks of the trial Aldridge is found dead at her...
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New York Times BestsellerWhen distinguished criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge defends a young man for the brutal murder of his mother, she views the case as simply another opportunity to demonstrate her brilliance in the courtroom. But within weeks of the trial Aldridge is found dead at her desk, a bloodstained barrister’s wig on her head. And as Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard attempts to make sense of events, the murders continue, inexorably spiraling into fresh complexities of horror.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345425324 (0345425324)
ASIN: 345425324
Publish date: November 4th 2003
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 464
Edition language: English
I too read Asterix comic books that I've read before. The memories of reading them as a child, the familiarity of the characters and the incidents, the dialogue even. Of course, there are lots of reasons why we might want to return to a book. Reading a book again is not just reading it for a second ...
A defence lawyer is murdered, and Dalgliesh & co have to try and find out who did it.This is the first P.D. James book I've read, and after the suspects start to pile up with various reasons why it could be them, the rest of the book fizzles out.The ending was a disappointment.
Audiobook. I've also read and own the hardback. It's been awhile since I've read the book, but it started coming back to me as I listened to the audiobook. Although surprisingly, I thought it was someone else who was the original murderer. I kept thinking it was the senior clerk. Michael Jaysto...
Probably the best Inspector Daglish book I have read thus far. An incredibly fast read which sucked me in very quickly and didn't stop until the end.
Typical P D James mystery. I liked it.