Scan barcode
A review by maplessence
The Murder Room by P.D. James
5.0
An undercurrent in PD James Adam Dalgleish novels is that most people are lonely, living their life in neat, compartmentalised boxes & only occasionally coming out to interact with their fellow man.
This was a wonderful mystery about murders at a fictitious London museum, The DuPayne. A lot of clever twists & turns (including a red herring that had me convinced I had guessed the murderer!)Maybe a little too much about the minutiae in the (mostly lonely and/or solitary) characters' lives & I could have done without James getting on her soapbox about education, healthcare for the mentally ill & British social services, but future generations may be fascinated the way I am by the background information in Golden Age mysteries. I thought there were a few rough edges, but everything was explained most satisfactorially &
Nice to have the sleuth in a mystery involved in a love affair that doesn't set my teeth on edge!
This was a wonderful mystery about murders at a fictitious London museum, The DuPayne. A lot of clever twists & turns (including a red herring that had me convinced I had guessed the murderer!)Maybe a little too much about the minutiae in the (mostly lonely and/or solitary) characters' lives & I could have done without James getting on her soapbox about education, healthcare for the mentally ill & British social services, but future generations may be fascinated the way I am by the background information in Golden Age mysteries. I thought there were a few rough edges, but everything was explained most satisfactorially &
Spoiler
the last chapter with Adam & Emma's love story was beautiful - especially the letter Adam wrote to Emma. Romantic & literary.Nice to have the sleuth in a mystery involved in a love affair that doesn't set my teeth on edge!