Original Sin
Gerard Etienne, the brilliant new managing director of the Peverell Press, is murdered, and there are many suspects - a discarded mistress, a rejected author and rebellious colleagues. Adam Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a complex puzzle and a killer who is prepared to strike again.
Gerard Etienne, the brilliant new managing director of the Peverell Press, is murdered, and there are many suspects - a discarded mistress, a rejected author and rebellious colleagues. Adam Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a complex puzzle and a killer who is prepared to strike again.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780140262353 (0140262350)
Publish date: 1996
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 551
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Mystery,
Detective,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Suspense,
Murder Mystery
Series: Adam Dalgliesh (#9)
Since I liked the collection of short stories by PD James the other day, I thought I pick up a big starring Adam Dalgliesh. Big mistake. Huge. I don't know if I should have read this in order (this is the 9th book in the series) but I just could not get past the 25 percent mark. I was so bored r...
This is either the third or fourth time I've read this. This time, I was struck by how odd some of the relationships and motivations are. Some of them just didn't ring true for me. I did like the way that Dalgliesh was almost a minor character. I like him, but this was a nice way to bring some o...
This book was probably one of my favorite by PD James...Jame writing can sometimes drag on, but this one was constant action and getting to know very quirky characters.
Wonderful plot. I liked it.
14 years ago
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