by P.D. James
This one is more an atmospheric murder mystery with an aura of angst, sorrow, regrets (mostly coming from Adam Dalgliesh's) and the malicious intents and actions coming from the tennants of the home. Dalgliesh's brush with death is like a grey cloud over the whole novel. Not a bad mystery but a mel...
Dalgleish finds out that what's wrong with him is a bad bout of mononucleosis, it's nothing fatal and he should take some time to rest. At the same time he receives an invite from an elderly friend to visit him as he wants to pick his brains about something. Dalgleish is shocked when he arrives that...
Interesting in part because of the dearth of likeable characters. Even Dalgliesh is out of sorts. While I don't think it's absolutely her best work, I'm giving it high marks for atmosphere, and for creating characters I didn't like but about whom I wanted to read.There are, however, a lot of chara...
Meh, PD James has written much better Adam Dagliesh books than this but one must read this to continue on with the series..which does bounce back and kick butt after this one!
P D James has come up with an engrossing murder mystery plot in this book. Toynton Grange and its occupants' characters has been beautifully written. Even though I felt that the end could have been better but being a big fan of her work I can ignore that!
Was disappointed in this one. Starts out great, but James failed to hold my interest for the length of teh novel. One of the things I always loved about her writing was how all major and minor characters were developed equally as well, and yet in the Black Tower, they aren't.
Once I figured out what 'Trainers' were I got into the story.
[These notes were made in 1990:]. Once in a while, a bookstore shelf provides a pleasant surprise - in this case a P.D. James I hadn't read, and just as psychologically complex as anything she has written more recently. A daring start - she has Adam Dalgliesh in emotional turmoil following a mistake...
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