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review 2020-06-19 16:31
Unnatural Causes
Unnatural Causes - P.D. James

Honestly this whole book felt like a waste of time. The only reason why I am giving it two stars is I liked how James described the location of the murders and we get into Dalgliesh's family history more. 

 

"Unnatural Causes" follows Adam Dalgliesh as he returns to Suffolk to visit his aunt Jane. I maybe smiled at her name and had thoughts of Miss Marple dancing in my head. Adam's visit though is interrupted by a local writing group coming to call and then an Inspector Reckless interrupting to tell them that one of their own, Maurice Seton, was found dead and missing his hands. James takes you through all of the characters in this one, Adam, Sylvia Kedge, Maurice's secretary who is handicapped, Maurice's half brother and only heir, Digby Seton, Oliver Latham who is a critic, Celia Calthrop and her niece, Elizabeth.I am probably forgetting someone. We also have to deal with Adam and his tedious relationship and where is it going next throughout this one.

 

Honestly the description of Suffolk was great, I liked hearing things via Adam's third person point of view and other than that, this book dragged. I just didn't care about what was going on after a while. When the action moves from Suffolk things became even slower. 

 

I have to say the ending was lackluster. The killer is revealed and I maybe went really? We then get the killer's taped confession that goes on and on for dozens of pages. I felt bored and things can be wrapped up by saying they felt insulted so they just went about murdering everyone they could. 

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text 2020-06-18 21:00
Reading progress update: I've read 100%.
Unnatural Causes - P.D. James

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This book dragged and the taped confession was laughably bad. And I don't know killing people cause of a nightgown choice? I went what a few times. 

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text 2020-06-16 17:57
Reading progress update: I've read 22%.
Unnatural Causes - P.D. James

Ohh, we got a look at an middle-aged woman who had some "romantic" thoughts for the murdered writer Maurice. 

 

I wonder who had such strong emotions to chop off the guy's hands. Her perhaps?

 

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text 2020-06-14 14:00
Reading progress update: I've read 10%.
Unnatural Causes - P.D. James

Well now I’m interested. Dead man missing hands?? A writers group that seems filled with envy. What is happening?

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text 2020-06-12 17:25
Reading progress update: I've read 2%.
Unnatural Causes - P.D. James

Going to jump back into a few books this weekend. I started this and though the beginning was interesting so far.

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