A Taste for Death (Inspector Adam Dalgliesh Mystery) - Softcover

James, Baroness P. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0571229603 ISBN 13: 9780571229604

Publisher: Faber and Faber, 2005

Synopsis

Two men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington, their throats brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and recently-resigned Minister of the Crown, the other an alcoholic vagrant. Dalgliesh and his team, set up to investigate crimes of particular sensitivity, are faced with a case of extraordinary complexity as they discover the Berowne family's veneer of prosperous gentility conceals ugly and dangerous family secrets. P.D. James, the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley, Children of Men and The Murder Room, explores the mysterious and intense emotions responsible for the unique crime of murder, with authority and sensitivity. A Taste For Death, won the Silver Dagger award for crime fiction and was adapted into a BBC television series starring Robert Marsden as the inspector protagonist Adam Dalgliesh.

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Review

"Her best and most ambitious tale to date. . . . The reigning mistress of murder. . . . A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." --"Time"
"Rich, multifaceted. . . . Involving and genuinely moving. . . . So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra. . . . James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." --"Houston Chronicle"
"Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment. . . . She writes with precision and elegance." --"Los Angeles Times"
"Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." --"The New York Times Book Review"
"Rings of authenticity . . . compelling. . . . The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." --"Chicago Sun-Times"
"James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." --"People"
"A pleasure to read. . . . One avidly turns the pages." --"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
"The best of James' ten novels. . . . She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." --"The New York Times Magazine"
"Marvelous." --"Newsweek"
"One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." --"The Christian Science Monitor"

" Her best and most ambitious tale to date. . . . The reigning mistress of murder. . . . A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." --"Time"
" Rich, multifaceted. . . . Involving and genuinely moving. . . . So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra. . . . James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." --"Houston Chronicle"
" Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment. . . . She writes with precision and elegance." --"Los Angeles Times"
" Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." --"The New York Times Book Review"
" Rings of authenticity . . . compelling. . . . The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." --"Chicago Sun-Times"
" James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." --"People"
" A pleasure to read. . . . One avidly turns the pages." --"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
" The best of James' ten novels. . . . She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." --"The New York Times Magazine"
" Marvelous." --"Newsweek"
" One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." --"The Christian ScienceMonitor"

"Superb.... A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers." --"USA Today"
" "
"Splendidly suspenseful." --"The Washington Post Book World"
" "
"A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm.... An intricate, compassionate novel." --"The Boston Globe
"
"Her best and most ambitious tale to date.... The reigning mistress of murder.... A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." --"Time
"

"Rich, multifaceted.... Involving and genuinely moving.... So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra.... James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." --"Houston Chronicle
"

"Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment.... She writes with precision and elegance." --"Los Angeles Times"

"Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." --"The New York Times Book Review
"

"Rings of authenticity ... compelling.... The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." --"Chicago Sun-Times
"

"James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." --"People
"

"A pleasure to read.... One avidly turns the pages." --"Cleveland Plain Dealer
"

"The best of James' ten novels.... She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." --"The New York Times Magazine
"

"Marvelous." --"Newsweek
"

"One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." --"The Christian Science Monitor"

Superb . A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers. "USA Today"
""
Splendidly suspenseful. "The Washington Post Book World"
""
A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm . An intricate, compassionate novel. "The Boston Globe
"
"Her best and most ambitious tale to date.... The reigning mistress of murder.... A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." "Time
"

"Rich, multifaceted.... Involving and genuinely moving.... So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra.... James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." "Houston Chronicle
"

"Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment.... She writes with precision and elegance." "Los Angeles Times"

"Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." "The New York Times Book Review
"

"Rings of authenticity ... compelling.... The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." "Chicago Sun-Times
"

"James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." "People
"

"A pleasure to read.... One avidly turns the pages." "Cleveland Plain Dealer
"

"The best of James' ten novels.... She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." "The New York Times Magazine
"

"Marvelous." "Newsweek
"

"One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." "The Christian Science Monitor""

Superb . A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers. USA Today

Splendidly suspenseful. The Washington Post Book World

A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm . An intricate, compassionate novel. The Boston Globe

"Her best and most ambitious tale to date.... The reigning mistress of murder.... A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." Time

"Rich, multifaceted.... Involving and genuinely moving.... So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra.... James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." Houston Chronicle

"Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment.... She writes with precision and elegance." Los Angeles Times

"Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." The New York Times Book Review

"Rings of authenticity ... compelling.... The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." Chicago Sun-Times

"James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." People

"A pleasure to read.... One avidly turns the pages." Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The best of James' ten novels.... She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." The New York Times Magazine

"Marvelous." Newsweek

"One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." The Christian Science Monitor

"

"Superb.... A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers." --USA Today

"Splendidly suspenseful." --The Washington Post Book World

"A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm.... An intricate, compassionate novel." --The Boston Globe

"Her best and most ambitious tale to date.... The reigning mistress of murder.... A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." --Time

"Rich, multifaceted.... Involving and genuinely moving.... So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra.... James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." --Houston Chronicle

"Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment.... She writes with precision and elegance." --Los Angeles Times

"Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." --The New York Times Book Review

"Rings of authenticity ... compelling.... The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." --Chicago Sun-Times

"James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." --People

"A pleasure to read.... One avidly turns the pages." --Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The best of James' ten novels.... She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." --The New York Times Magazine

"Marvelous." --Newsweek

"One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." --The Christian Science Monitor

Book Description

Set in London, A Taste for Death is the seventh Adam Dalgliesh mystery from P.D. James, a compulsive thriller and a chilling study of the complex motives behind cold-hearted murder.

About this edition

• Publisher: Faber and Faber
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0571229603
• ISBN 13: 9780571229604
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528