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Search - Death in Holy Orders (Adam Dalgliesh)
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Book Description:
On the East Anglican seacoast a small theological college hangs precariously on an eroding shoreline and an equally precarious future. Then, the body of a student is found buried in the sand, and the boys influential father demands that Scotland Yard investigate. Adam Dalgleish, the son of a parson, once spent happy summers at the school. A detective who loves poetry, a man who has known loss and discovery, Dalgliesh is the perfect candidate to look for the truth in a remote, rarified community of the faithfuland the frightened. For when one death leads to another, Dalgliesh finds himself steeped in a world of good and evil, of stifled passions and hidden pasts, where someone has cause not just to commit one crime, but to begin an unholy order of murder. . . .
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Joan W. from TACOMA, WA wrote on 5/9/2007...Great fast paced book, a real can't put it down!
Cindy G. from MILFORD, OH wrote on 11/30/2006...Another Excellent Mystery by PD James. Set in a small theological college, there are 3 deaths; one is definitely a murder. Inspector Dalgliesh returns to his roots to solve the crime.
The muted mayhem, inquiries, interrogations and general back-and-forthings progress in mannered fashion. It's no less than one would expect from the pensive, saturnine Dalgliesh.
A well-written modern English murder mystery. Adam Dalgliesh is called in to find - MURDER (gasp!) - at the heart of the Church of England. A student is found dead at a small theological college, and when good old AD investigates, he finds is an ever-widening circle of deaths, related to each other. It's an inside job - perhaps a mad priest? - and Dalgliesh must figure out who the killer is before more are found dead. "Death in Holy Orders" is a PD James special: a quick-paced detective novel that is great to while away the time while commuting or relaxing poolside. A good series to look forward to reading. Lots of fun characters, and James will keep guessing to the very end.
AN ELEGANT WORK ABOUT HOPE, DEATH, AND THE ALTERNATELY REDEMPTIVE AND DESTRUCTIVE NATURE OF LOVE.
Carol H. from EVANSTON, IL wrote on 9/27/2006...PD James is always a good read and this one doesn't disappoint.
Enjoyable mystery! PD James is always a good read!
Ms. James cleverly navigates her readers through personal sins, management quandary, and society turmoil. Scores of secrets materialize in a minute community. With so many confusions introduced, one forgets that a clear motive might be an answer to any mysteries.
Love this author. Great suspense. Hard to put down.
On the East Anglican seacoast a small theological college hangs precariously on an eroding shoreline and an equally precarious future. Then, the body of a student is found buried in the sand, and the boy's influential father demands that Scotland Yard investigate. Adam Dagliesh, the son of a parson, once spent happy summers at the school. A detective who loves poetry, a man who has known loss and discovery, Dagliesh is the perfect candidate to look for the truth in a remote rarified community of the faithful -- and the frightened. For when one death leads to another, Dagliesh finds himself steeped in a world of good and evil, of stifled passions and hidden pasts, where someone has cause to not just commit one crime, but to begin an unholy order of murder...