The Murder Room Murders
The Murder Room is an Adam Dalgliesh murder mystery in which the stalwart detective and his team investigate a horrible murder at a small, family-owned museum. One of the unusual displays is called the Murder Room detailing information about infamous murders that occurred throughout English history. The first museum murder bears a resemblance from an earlier murder then another body turns up which points to a copycat theory. After a series of complications and twist, Dalgliesh manages to solve the cases.
I have been reading P.D. James series for over twenty-five years; I was introduced to the Dalgleish series through the PBS drama. After these many years, I still savor her work and enjoyed this book as much as her previous novels. Ms. James is a superb and masterful storyteller and at 83, she is still one of the finest mystery writers ever.
The Murder Room
As with all P.D. James books, especially the Adam Dalgliesh series, this was excellent. She is a fantastic writer. I have read many of her books, this one is a re-read.
A return to reading an old favorite
PD James has been writing murder mysteries with Dalgliesh as her main character since the 1960s. I've owned this book for several years, but only just got around to reading it.
The book and the series is not about Dalgliesh or his life. The book is about solving a series of ugly murders. His life, and the lives of his team are the background. I enjoy the fact that the ending of these books arrive with a reasonable, and fair conclusion.
But mostly you read PD James for the language. If there are literary books out there, this certainly is one of them. And it is a very good example of a book where you are reading, at least part of the time, for the language.
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