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Summary: one of a kind
Review: not a word is wasted as P.D. James unfolded a marvelous whodunit. A real test of ones volcabulary though, so have a dictionary on hand.Very intelligent and freshing. Not only have I experienced a satisfying read but I've also added to my growing word power. I plan on reading all her novels.
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Summary: Kool
Review: one of the best books ever and if u ain't down with that i got two words for ya!!!!!read again
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Summary: Excellent
Review: P.D. James has the maestry of writing novels with great suspense, much intrigue and his efficient Dagliesh, who for me, is the investigator of the present days. Clear, always studying the suspects and facts around the crime. In this case, the crime in an psichiatric clinic, turns to put you in the scene of the crime as you were Dagliesh himself. Great novel.
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Summary: Early James, still a cut above the rest (no pun intended).
Review: P.D. James's second Dalgliesh novel, A Mind to Murder was originally written in 1963. The preoccupations of the time are visible in the book-- changing social mores, counseling for failing marriages, disillusioned young artists, and experimental psychological treament. The Steen clinic makes an excellent backdrop to both explore these issues and to set the scene for murder. When the correct and absolute Enid Bolam is found stabbed in the basement of the Steen outpatient clinic, Dalgliesh needs to find who killed her-- was it someone looking to the future or to the past? _A Mind To Murder_ isn't as smooth or as perfect as some of James' later work, but is still an excellent mystery and well worth the time to read.
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Summary: Better than average, but just a bit.
Review: The administrative head of a psychiatric clinic is found murdered, with a chisel through her heart. The clues and suspects are all piled neatly together by the end of the second chapter, and Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh has to ferret out the true story. This appears to be one of James's earliest mysteries, and as such, the "twist" ending doesn't fit as cleanly and seamlessly as possible. The ultimate identity of the culprit (and said his/her motive) seems tacked on and far less likely than almost all of the red herrings brought forth over the course of the story. Most of James's later mysteries are far more interesting. "A Mind to Murder" starts in the standard genre format, and doesn't stray from it once, unlike "Innocent Blood," for example--a far less conventional but more satisfying James outing. As a historical curiosity, this novel features the use of "lysergic acid therapy", the use of LSD in psychiatric counseling, popular in the early 60s, but out of fashion as the drug became part of the counterculture later that decade. And no, Dalgliesh doesn't go on an acid trip.
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Summary: Better than average, but just a bit.
Review: The administrative head of a psychiatric clinic is found murdered, with a chisel through her heart. The clues and suspects are all piled neatly together by the end of the second chapter, and Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh has to ferret out the true story. This appears to be one of James's earliest mysteries, and as such, the "twist" ending doesn't fit as cleanly and seamlessly as possible. The ultimate identity of the culprit (and said his/her motive) seems tacked on and far less likely than almost all of the red herrings brought forth over the course of the story. Most of James's later mysteries are far more interesting. "A Mind to Murder" starts in the standard genre format, and doesn't stray from it once, unlike "Innocent Blood," for example--a far less conventional but more satisfying James outing. As a historical curiosity, this novel features the use of "lysergic acid therapy", the use of LSD in psychiatric counseling, popular in the early 60s, but out of fashion as the drug became part of the counterculture later that decade. And no, Dalgliesh doesn't go on an acid trip.
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Summary: A mind to murder
Review: The book I read was A mind to murder by P.D. James. It was about a lady who was found murdered in a record room, with a chisel in her heart and a werid wooden symbol in her arm. This book takes place in a Clinic where all employees are trying to find the murderer. They are calling people and asking them to come and help. At the end of the book, they find out who did it. I would recommend this book to kids 13 and up, because it might scare children younger then that.
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Summary: A mind to murder
Review: The book I read was A mind to murder by P.D. James. It was about a lady who was found murdered in a record room, with a chisel in her heart and a werid wooden symbol in her arm. This book takes place in a Clinic where all employees are trying to find the murderer. They are calling people and asking them to come and help. At the end of the book, they find out who did it. I would recommend this book to kids 13 and up, because it might scare children younger then that.
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Summary: Another Find From P.D.James!
Review: This is the second of James' books that I've read, and she didn't disappoint! A murder takes place in an out-patient psychiatric clinic, and there are no shortages of suspects. Enter Adam Dalgliesh, James' crackerjack detective, to sift through the evidence and eventually unearth the murderer - surprising even himself! An interesting novel with a satisfying ending!
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Summary: Early James, for her devoted followers
Review: This James novel has elements of her superb plotting and excellent pace, but somehow has an otherworldly feel to it, a lack of reality that chafes at the reader. Its as if the book was written in the '50s and the characters suspended in time, until James pulled it out of a suitcase when she became popular. The characters seem much more one-dimensional than in her later work, and in a few cases are pure stereotype. But she does an admirable job of dispensing red herrings, and I'll be honest and admit that I didn't guess the killer
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