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A Taste for Death
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 16 hrs and 31 mins
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Summary
A Taste of Death won the 1986 'Silver' Dagger in the CWA Crime Awards.
An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery.Set in London, the seventh Adam Dalgliesh mystery from the best-selling author of Death Comes To Pemberley is a compulsive thriller and a chilling study of the complex motives behind cold-hearted murder.
Two men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington, their throats brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and recently-resigned Minister of the Crown, the other a homeless man. Dalgliesh and his team, set up to investigate crimes of particular sensitivity, are faced with a case of extraordinary complexity as they discover the Berowne family's veneer of prosperous gentility conceals ugly and dangerous family secrets.
P.D. James, the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley, Children of Men and The Murder Room, explores the mysterious and intense emotions responsible for the unique crime of murder with authority and sensitivity.
A Taste For Death, won the Silver Dagger award for crime fiction and was adapted into a BBC television series starring Roy Marsden as the inspector protagonist, Adam Dalgliesh.
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- Michael in Bristol
- 31-03-21
Good story, brilliantly read
Standard PD James fare, not one of her best IMHO but very well-written. The narrator is excellent, a real virtuoso, and I have enjoyed other readings of his, but I do wish he would learn to pronounce 'portentous' - a word much-used by PD James - and not rhyme it with 'pretentious'.
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- nanny b
- 20-07-21
brilliant
excellent good mystery English narrator( not American) excellent good mystery English narrator (not American) thoroughly enjoyed it
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- J A Perry
- 06-02-23
An interesting story
This was an intriguing story, that kept you guessing for a lot of the story. PD James’s stories are always well written and keep the reader/listener interested.
This was no exception!
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- jackie
- 15-06-18
Another good listen.
I must admit I did have to keep rewinding as the narrator s voice is so soothing I fell asleep a number of times . Very good. I enjoyed it . Read brilliantly .
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- Fothergill
- 14-08-18
A super listen
Never having read a PD James before,this was a super listen, and wonderfully written, description and language simply used by an obvious expert
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- Anonymous User
- 16-07-23
Great narrator
My first P D James. I enjoyed it - particularly the narrator who has a smashing voice.
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- Claire
- 06-05-15
5 Star
Loved this book when I read it a few years ago and loved it even more this time around! Great performance for a well written and enjoyable story.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-02-15
a gripping story
I thought I had read all P D James' books. This one was new to me and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it.
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- Jackie
- 03-09-22
Fabulous
I was totally engrossed in this story. The characters were very varied. The story had several twists and turns to keep me interested. Five stars says it all.
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- Sara6119
- 29-01-23
Narrator is second to none!
I really enjoyed this story. Daniel Weyman brought it to life! Perhaps, It would not have been as enjoyable without him. But also PD James at her best.
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