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3.63 AVERAGE
3.63 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
You can tell this book falls earlier in the series because Adam Dalgliesh's character hasn't been fully fleshed out. Oh sure, he's a poet, but that by no means lends a fun and endearing air to him like you would find in a Poirot or Sherlock. Even so, it's still a solid mystery with a perfect twist ending.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
i like pd james, but i sometimes think there are too many characters. when the murderer was revealed, i had a hard time remembering who the character was.
Exceptional opening/hook and beautifully writing throughout. Every scene feels intimate and intricate. The story comes to us as if viewed through the lens of Dalgliesh. Amazing all-around until the last twenty pages....but the ending fizzles.
Death of an Expert Witness is still better than most - the next in the series, A Taste for Death, is supposed to be one of her all-time great novels. So onward we ride....in the back of a skidding truck with the queen of the genre jerking the wheel.
Death of an Expert Witness is still better than most - the next in the series, A Taste for Death, is supposed to be one of her all-time great novels. So onward we ride....in the back of a skidding truck with the queen of the genre jerking the wheel.
Slow as it is fun. Classic closed room set up. Bureaucracy at its most dehumanizing. The payoff seems rushed for me and the twists and turns make it feel like James wasn’t sure who the killer was at the start of the writing process.
Got me hooked. Not too satisfied with the end but I liked the ride.
The most intense mystery of the series to date. I loved every minute of it.
Was enjoying it until almost done. The ending was too much too fast. And why did Dalgliesh get upset with Massingham near the end? Jealousy? I might be too dumb for these books.