I hadn't read a P.D. James in a while. This is one of her earlier ones, and you have to pay attention! I love her no nonsense way of writing.
Patricia A D. (trishad37) reviewed A Mind to Murder (Adam Dalgliesh, Bk 2) on + 88 more book reviews
A cruel murder sets all the psychiatrists in the fashionable Steen Psychiatric Clinic to playing detective, but Adam Dalgliesh, of Scotland Yard, keeps his own counsel and reluctantly but inexorably tracks down the killer...This is a good one.
A CRUEL MURDER SETS ALL THE PSYCHIATRISTS IN THE FASHIONABLE STEEN pSYCHIATRIC CLINIC TO PLAYING DETECTIVE, BUT ADAM DALGLIESH, OF SCOTLAND YARD, KEEPS HIS OUN COUNSEL AND RELUCTANTLY BUT INEXORABLY TRACKS DOWN THE KILLER....THIS IS A GOOD ONE!!!!
Part of the JD James Series with Adam Dalgliesh. Dalgliesh has to track down a killer while a bunch of psychiatrists at a "fashionable" Psychiatric Clinc play detective.
Thomas F. (hardtack) -
I was pretty smug, as I thought I figured out who the killer was about half-way through the book. Then P.D. James threw me for a loop. Which is when I learned the simplest motive is often the correct solution.
Murder in a psychiatric clinic has Dalgleish tangling with suspects who use mind games as tools every day.
This book started out slower than other PD James' books I've read, which may be a reflection of the fact that it is a much earlier work. By the middle, though, I was hooked. I continue to enjoy PDJ's stories, & recommend this one.
At this stage in her writing careeer, P.D. James's were a bit more cut and dry. As time went by, they took on more psychological depth, and became increasingly noir-ish. This is an excellent read for those looking for a provocative murder mystery.
This was my first P.D. James mystery. I lost interest in the book -- guess it wasn't what I expected.
James has extended crime writing into a larger realm:she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive-and enduring-enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it.
