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A great mystery by one of my favourite authors.

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nothing's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

vikiivanova20_'s review against another edition

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mysterious slow-paced

3.0

crowyhead's review against another edition

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3.0

Not my favorite of the Adam Dagliesh mysteries I've read so far, but a good read nonetheless. A murder in the basement of a private mental health clinic brings to light a sordid web of secrets and blackmail.

bucherca49's review against another edition

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4.0

P. D. James worked as a hospital admnistrator for close to twenty years, and her knowledge about hospital administration shows up in "A Mind to Murder." There are a lot of characters to keep track of in the first five chapters. Then in chapter six, James opens up Dalgleish to our view. It begins with his lighting a candle in a Catholic church on the anniversary of his wife's death. Little bits of his emotional self are revealed, as when he thinks that what irritates him about Fredrica Saxon's self-sufficiency is envy. We also hear his internal worries about failing to solve the case.

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1.0

Dull. Murder wasn't very challenging or particularly original. Characters weren't interesting.

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