Death of an Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #6) (0743219627)

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Editorial Review:

An evil-tempered forensic scientist is put to death, putting many of his colleagues out of misery. Commander Adam Dalgliesh must exhume the secrets of Dr. Lorrimer's laboratory in order to lay bare the murderous motive hidden in one human heart.

Death of an Expert Witness led Newsweek to crown P. D. James "the new queen of crime."

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

One of James' Best:

DEATH OF AN EXPERT WITNESS is P.D. James at her character developing, mystery establishing best. It held my interest from beginning to end.

One of The Better In The Series So Far.:

More engaging than some of the previous Dalgliesh books, Adam is called in to investigate the murder of a forensic scientist who has his fair share of enemies who would love to be rid of him. James does her usual technique of getting to know the characters before her master detective arrives, and this time reveals a bit more of Dalgliesh's past revealing a bit more of a human side to a detective who at times, can be a bit of a pill.

An Excellent British Mystery:

One of P.D. James heralds is her character development. She loves to mold & describe them as much as create excellent suspense mysteries. She has the ability to do it well
Originally written in the late 70's this has none of the fancy DNA & CSI technicalities. It's good old fashioned police work that takes the reader through the mystery.
Ms. James writes in a classic British style which is very refreshing. Her descriptions make for very good story telling which keeps the reader turning... more info

Good...:

I liked this one a lot - still went back and forth between points of view, but the story was really good and I enjoyed reading each characters' perspective. The ending surprised me, which I always like, and Dalgliesh was perfect. I would have liked a bit more with Dalgliesh, but then, I usually do...

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