A Certain Justice: An Adam Dalgliesh Novel Audiobook

" When only a good old-fashioned murder mystery will do, P.D.James doesn't disappoint. In this one, from the late 90s, it seems that everyone who knew the victim, a coldly brilliant criminal defense lawyer, had motive to kill her. Intricate, well written and satisfying, as always. "

" Love the P.D. James. "

" It is part of you style to find that nobody has a happy situation. Love is rare. Parents reject their children, nothing positive happens, competition is in every comment or reaction. James seems to delight in the mystery that Dalgliesh solves but cannot prove and so we get a partial justice. These are enjoyable reads and I suspect that this kind of dark, unhappy world is considered necessary for good mystery novels. Rankin seems to paint something of this in the Rebus stories. Cronwell has much the same gloom in her novels. "

" Not a book that's going to blow your mind or anything but it's well crafted, reasonably believable, and rewards paying attention but doesn't require it. "

" I adore whodunits and PD James is very good especially with his so fallible sleuths. "

" P. D. James writes really well, though I think I prefer her earlier mysteries to her later ones. The book was 1/4 of the way through before the mystery proper started (i.e. the murder), and there didn't feel like enough exposition and figuring out clues before the mystery was wrapped up. "

" enjoyable PD James murder mystery with multiple suspects. "

" The plot was gripping, and readers had insight into the villians head, but as a reader I felt detached from the detective and his team. More recent crime thrillers get you inside the heads of the detectives. This is a different style of mystery than I prefer. "

" Ah, P.D. James--masterfully plot. And masterfully told. Have read more than once. "

" it's fun to read. but it's too long. "

" Book is about 3 characters woven into one story. I love the Jackson Brodie character in previous stories but felt I was going over old ground with this one. Still enjoyed the read. "

" The usual juice James murder mystery. "

" Another awesome book by one of my all time favorite authors. Man I love her. "

" Dalgliesh gets involved in a murder that takes place in lawyer's chambers. Couldn't really get into this one. "

" A Certain Justice was fine for reading with a cold, but I'm not sure I would have had patience to finish it if I'd been healthy. The book is long and detailed but not especially compelling, and most of the many characters are rather thinly drawn. "

" Great writer! Love the plot twists and British sleuths! "

" So slow... The main hero was interesting enough, but this novel just didn't move. It was a labor for me to finish and, in the end, I don't think that it was worth it. "

" Okay. I'm still onboard for these Dalgleish books, but . . . this was gruesome. Not nearly so much fun when things are so graphic, in my opinion. "

" good, now the movie "

" Not my favorite PD James book... was a bit slower than some of the others... but I can now say I've read all her Dagliesh mysteries. "

" "Chilling, Awesome Suspense!!" "

" Good old Adam Dalgliesh, read by Simon Prebble. What's not to love? It was a bit slow at times though. "

" Not one of my favorites of hers. "

" Read only 75 pages. Story never took off. Too slow to develop interest. "

" P.D. James doesn't flinch in gruesome detail, whether of crime or character. Reading her books are thus like looking at a wreck: a horrible scene from which the reader can't look away. "

" Excellent crime novel. Well written and plotted crime story where adam dagliesh and his assistants solve the murder of a barrister in her chambers. My first of the series and will be reading the rest of the series. "

" Probably the best Inspector Daglish book I have read thus far. An incredibly fast read which sucked me in very quickly and didn't stop until the end. "

" Ah, P.D. James--masterfully plot. And masterfully told. Have read more than once. "

" Your typical P.D. James murder mystery. A great "vacation" read for poolside and airplane time. "

" Ah, what a tangled web she weaves! Another great British detecive mystery. "

" Dalgliesh gets involved in a murder that takes place in lawyer's chambers. Couldn't really get into this one. "

" Book is about 3 characters woven into one story. I love the Jackson Brodie character in previous stories but felt I was going over old ground with this one. Still enjoyed the read. "

" Not a book that's going to blow your mind or anything but it's well crafted, reasonably believable, and rewards paying attention but doesn't require it. "

" She's alwaya good, and I really liked this one. Not the typical sevn people stuck together and one is a murderer. "

" Typical P D James mystery. I liked it. "

" P.D. James doesn't flinch in gruesome detail, whether of crime or character. Reading her books are thus like looking at a wreck: a horrible scene from which the reader can't look away. "

" A bit macabre. As usual, filled with strange people. After reading this one, I realized that at some previous time I had also read "The Murder Room." "

" As usual, PD James delivers an absorbing study of complex human interaction, the nature of evil and the response of the (British) legal and justice system. "

" Another awesome book by one of my all time favorite authors. Man I love her. "