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By: P. D. James
Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
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Meet Cordelia Gray: twenty-two, tough, intelligent and now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark, a young Cambridge student found hanged in mysterious circumstances. Required to delve into the hidden secrets of the Callender family, Cordelia soon realises it is not a case of suicide, and that the truth is entirely more sinister.

©2014 Faber & Faber (P)2014 Faber & Faber Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Suspense

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Critic reviews

"One of the most compulsive and acutely observed thrillers of the year - a why-dunnit, rather than a who-dunnit; a study of the complex motives that make up the cold mind of a killer." ( Daily Express)
"A very ingenious, absorbing detective story of star quality." ( Evening Standard)
"Through a language which is always sensitively precise and often more, she keeps up a ripple of subterranean humour which would sustain a whole series as good as this one.... Miss James has the eye for detail which is an absolute requirement for a detective writer. She also has tolerance and experienced wisdom." (C.P. Snow, Financial Times)
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Although somewhat dated as it is many years since it was published this remains a favourite.
Cordelia is an unusual detective and this story holds the readers attention. I have read the book more than once and enjoyed the story in this format. The reader has a detached tone which compliments the characters.

A. FAVORITE STORY FROM P D James

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Some words are mis pronounced which is rather irritating. Otherwise the performance is very good.

Pronunciation

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The narration was perfect .
Enjoyed the book immensely and the reading of it was just right.
It felt as though Cordelia was talking to the Listener

Excellent listening

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Although I managed to get to the end I did fast forward some bits. It was a very slow story with very little excitement. I have already downloaded book 2 but I am not in any rush to listen to it.

At times slow

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A worthy listen narrated with skill, but nothing particularly outstanding compared with other books of the genre, but it does illustrate that the author soon developed her craft to become one of the giants of detective fiction by the time she started writing the Adam Dalgliesh novels.

Enjoyable

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