The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries) (0307270777) |
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Customer Reviews: Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Dull.:
Glad to hear this isn't her best: This is the first P.D. James novel I have ever read and am glad to see from reading the other reviews that this is not her finest. I thought she introduced too many characters (Frensham, Corsette, Flavia) that never really developed. Even in the last few (pointless!!) chapters, I was flipping back to the earlier chapters going, "Now who is that again?" P.D. James builds up the entire book for a twist that never comes. Even after the murder is revealed, I expected a better twist than some irrelevant love... Dalgliesh in a different setting: THE PRIVATE PATIENT, the newest Adam Dalgliesh novel, is the usual mix of characters, motives, secrets, and atmosphere that make P D James books a reliably good reading experience. Rhoda Gladwyn is the private patient who chooses to have a facial scar, received in childhood by her drunken father, removed after 34 years. She tells the celebrated surgeon, George Chandler-Powell. that she no longer "has need of it." She doesn't explain and she decides to have the surgery at Cheverell Manor, the private clinic... P.D. James THE PRIVATE PATIENT: I have read J.D.James' books many times before. This book is as exciting and full of suspense as are her other books. I like her style of writing. This book was A-okay !!
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