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Title: Unnatural Causes
Author: P. D. James
Narrator: Daniel Weyman
Format: Unabridged
Length: 7 hrs and 33 mins
Language: English
Release date: 04-02-15
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Ratings: 3 of 5 out of 1 votes
Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Classic Detective
Publisher's Summary:
An Adam Dalgliesh mystery. Set on the remote Suffolk coast, the third Adam Dalgliesh mystery, Unnatural Causes, is a thrilling work of crime fiction from P. D. James, the best-selling author of Death Comes to Pemberley.
Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh had been looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt's cottage on Monksmere Head, one of the furthest-flung spots on the remote Suffolk coast. With nothing to do other than enjoy long, wind-swept walks, tea in front of the crackling wood fire, and hot buttered toast, Dalgliesh was relishing the thought of a well-earned break.
However, all hope of peace is soon shattered by murder. The mutilated body of a local crime writer, Maurice Seaton, floats ashore in a drifting dinghy to drag Adam Dalgliesh into a new and macabre investigation.
P. D. James (1920-2014) was a best-selling and internationally acclaimed crime writer. She was the creator of Adam Dalgliesh and Cordelia Gray and their long and 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.
Critic Reviews:
"From the moment a handless corpse in a neat city suit is found drifting in a dinghy off the east coast, and we meet the ghastly members of a literary society, were hooked." (Evening Standard)
"The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime." (Sunday Times)
"One of the most spine-chilling writers around." (Observer)
Members Reviews:
Another gripping yarn from PD James
This was a brilliant listen, hard to turn off. Well narrated, atmospheric and one to listen to again.
Kept me listening
What did you like most about Unnatural Causes?
I love the Dalgleish character and here there was plenty of him. I enjoyed the interplay between him and the other characters
Who was your favorite character and why?
No contest, Adam Dalgleish
Have you listened to any of Daniel Weymans other performances? How does this one compare?
I have heard him when performing other stories and he is excellent. He makes it so easy to differentiate between the characters
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
I never listen to a book in one sitting. I like to savour them over a few days
Any additional comments?
I did not like the ending as it seemed somewhat contrived. The roof scene didn't ring too true and so left me feeling a little cheated. Hence the four rather than five stars
Intriguing
Another good detective story. Love it when it's set in a locale that I know well.
UNNATURAL CAUSES
This is my first audio book fromP. D. James and I throughly enjoyed it Adam Dalglish is an updated version of Poriot they can't go anywhere without getting involved with murder.
