Death in Holy Orders (Dalgliesh Mystery No. 11)
by James, Phyllis D. | Mystery & Thrillers | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0345446666 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0345446666 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Nordkind of Hamburg - Barmbek, Hamburg Germany on 8/21/2005
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
1 journaler for this copy...
Death in Holy Orders represents something of a challenge from James to her critics, taking on all the contentious elements and rigorously reinvigorating them. She had admitted that she was finding it increasingly difficult to find new plots for Dalgliesh, and the locale here (a theological college on a lonely stretch of the East Anglian coast) turns out to be an inspired choice. We're presented with the enclosed setting so beloved of golden age detective writers, and James is able to incorporate her theological interests seamlessly into the plot (but never in any doctrinaire way; the nonbeliever is never uncomfortable). The body of a student at the college is found on the shore, suffocated by a fall of sand. Dalgliesh is called upon to reexamine the verdict of accidental death (which the student's father would not accept). Having visited the College of St. Anselm in his boyhood, he finds the investigation has a strong nostalgic aspect for him. But that is soon overtaken by the realization that he has encountered the most horrific case of his career, and another visitor to the college dies a horrible death. As an exploration of evil--and as a piece of highly distinctive crime writing--this is James at her nonpareil best. Dalgliesh, too, is rendered with new dimensions of psychological complexity.
Journal Entry 2 by Nordkind at Bücherhalle in Hamburg - Barmbek, Hamburg Germany on Friday, April 9, 2021
Released 3 yrs ago (4/9/2021 UTC) at Bücherhalle in Hamburg - Barmbek, Hamburg Germany
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
Wird im Vorraum der Bücherhalle freigelassen.
Viel Spaß beim Lesen!
Viel Spaß beim Lesen!