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Death in Holy Orders
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
An Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Set in her beloved East Anglia, Death in Holy Orders is the 14th novel in P. D. James' Adam Dalgliesh series and a thrilling work of crime fiction filled with intrigue and suspense.
Death in Holy Orders is set in an Anglican theological college on a desolate stretch of the East Anglian coast, a location which she has made particularly her own.
When the body of one of the students is found on the shore smothered by a fall of sand, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard reexamines the verdict of accidental death. Dalgliesh has visited St. Anselm's in his boyhood and, as he is due for a holiday, agrees to pay a visit, expecting no more than a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence given at the inquest. Instead he finds himself embroiled in one of the most horrific and puzzling cases of his career. Other visitors come to the college on the weekend of his arrival, not all of them with benign intent. One will never leave it alive.
Death in Holy Orders, a masterly exploration of an isolated and beleaguered community coping with the evil and disruption of murder, has all the qualities which distinguish P. D. James as a novelist: the sensitive evocation of place, a complex and credible mystery, respect for forensic detail, and the tension of a plot that never flags.
P. D. James was a best-selling and internationally acclaimed crime writer. She was the creator of Adam Dalgliesh and Cordelia Gray and their long, successful series of mysteries. Her works include Cover Her Face (1962), An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1972), Innocent Blood (1980), Children of Men (1992), and the Jane Austen-inspired Death Comes to Pemberley (2011).
James was born in Oxford in 1920. She won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy, and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award. She received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983, and created a life peer in 1991. In 1997 she was elected president of the Society of Authors and stood down from this role in 2013.
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- 31-12-21
Pronunciation of Compline
The audible book was ruined for me by the mispronunciation of ‘compline’. I can’t believe this wasn’t picked up as the word appears so many times in the book. I got to the stage of almost waiting for the next time the word appeared. It may be one small point, that may not bother any other listeners, but we’re I not invested in the story and learning of the outcome, I should have abandoned my listening. It’s not hard to find out how to pronounce words - especially those that appear numerous times in a book.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-23
Returned to it several times
An excellent book that has very many twists and turns . A great book for listening to on a flight as it passes time very fast . It’s complex with so many various characters it takes slit if listening too to take on each characters role .
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- Jeremy
- 27-04-16
Clever, gripping, very well read
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. PDJames' novels work well as audio books. Clearly articulated here. I look forward to the next one. Not all readers are as easy to listen to.
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- Trixie
- 10-05-18
Not her best
I love P.D. James but found this story was rather dragged out with irritating characters annoying me at every turn. An unbelievable number of corpses in such a small Christian community put Midsomer Murders to shame.
Lacks the psychological insight and subtlety she usually employs in her books, so a bit disappointing for this fan.
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- Mrs Smith
- 15-09-21
Un put down able
This was an exciting book. The story never dragged. There were lots of interesting characters, and the conclusion was unexpected. Good read!
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-21
Intriguing and absorbing.
Excellent storyline full of diverse characters. Both intriguing and absorbing and the narration was superb.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-22
Excellent atmospheric thriller
An excellent story which is very well narrated by Daniel Weyman. Great atmosphere created which transports you to a bleak coastal Suffolk. Strongly recommended.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-05-23
really enjoyable
This is the first PD James book I've listened to. it was a little slow to start but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Definitely recommend.
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- Sherlock
- 30-08-22
One of the better Dalgleish stories
A good old fashioned Dalgleish story with a mystery you wanted AD to solve!
I really enjoyed this story and unlike some of the previous novels, it didn’t feel like it had too much backstory or unrelated bits to pad it out and re-centres on Dalgleish.
I felt this story also returned to the essence of what not only a Dalgleish story should be but a modern whodunnit - crime solving with the main detective and a good antagonist. It have a bit more insight into Dalgleish, and unlike the usual pattern you didn’t have to wait to the end to find out who did it, rather wait to the end to see if he would be caught.
Made me want to listen to the next one so that’s exactly what I shall do!
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- chrisc
- 25-12-22
death in holy orders.
this is the first PD James I have read I found it very interesting bit slow to get going I did enjoy it and will read other looks Inthe future.
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