The Private Patient (Dramatised) Audiobook

" Always enjoy PD James. Her characters are smart and interesting people. I've read a slew of her books and this is not my fave, but a good solid one. "

" Solidy written, but a little ploddy in my view. James writes kind of like an old British woman, but then, that's what she is! "

" Discovered I am not much of a mystery reader. I have learned the technique of effectively skimming and can't really do that in a mystery. good writer though! "

" PD James is a master. I can't believe she was 88 when this book was published . She is one of my favorite authors, as far as mystery writers go. I also love to read Elizabeth George. "

" P. D. James never disappoints: she writes a place and mood so thoroughly you feel you are there, and feel as she wishes you to feel while you are there. "

" I think this is the last Dalgliesh story, and it was wonderful. The classic balance between intense engagement in the characters, the narrative, motive, discovery and shared intuition. Plus there is the romance that leads us to wonder if Adam is done with murder. "

" ok mystery, not the best though "

" By far not my favorite PD James book. Oh well. "

" P.D. James is a reliably good read, but now each new novel has the added fillip of possibly being the last one. Unfortunately, the murderer and motive of this one just felt unsatisfactory, as though some revelation were missing. "

" This was a relatively entertaining murder mystery story. Not brilliant, but good. "

" A solid P.D. James mystery of murder at a small, inpatient hospital. So many characters end up getting murdered that I started to think I was reading And Then There Were None. Not the best book of all time, but a pretty typical mystery. "

" A nice, old fashioned mystery with Adam Dalgliesh. It looks like a goodbye to the series; the writer did reach the age of 88, so it is quite an acomplishment of hers! "

" From the reviews I expected this book to be fabulous, it was just ok for me. The first half really drew me in, the last half I had to push myself to finish. "

" My first book of the year - a well written mystery. An Adam Dalgliesh mystery. good plot, good writing. A little slow in some parts, but if you like a "who dunnit", then read this. "

" I don't know how she does it but this is another excellent mystery. Usually I have an inkling who-done-it but not with this one. I would recommed this to anyone who likes murder mysteries. "

" Excellent and intriguing! "

" A good little mystery novel. I was hoping it would give me more of a surprise ending than it did though. "

" P. D. James is about my favorite fiction author. This latest book of hers was engrossing as they always are. I enjoy puzzling out who is the guilty party. "

" Lovely author, lovely writing, complex vocabulary. I adore PD James. "

" I do love P.D. James and was concerned that The Lighthouse has been the last Dalglish novel. I was thrilled to discover this new addition to the series and enjoyed it as always. "

" excellent, perhaps my favourite of the series thus far "

" How ever much I enjoy detective stories, this one seemed to fall into every single cliche-trap there is. It could have been written by any copycat writer. This is not to say I didn't enjoy the book (I did, immensely), I just found the lazy characterisation grated on me. "

" Pd James never disappoints and her latest is as engaging, interesting, and entertaining as ever other one I've read. I'm going to look right away for another Adam Dalgliesh that I have yet to read. "

" I still love her writing, but I continue to be disappointed by the payoffs to her mysteries. "

" I am going to start reading P.D.James. Good read!! "

" Great old-school mystery, though I expected more from the ending. Still, would like to read more of her stuff! "

" Never really got into this story. I still wasn't totally clear on all the different characters even at the end of the book. Good potential vocabulary builder though; ran across just short of a dozen words that were new to me. "

" I thought this was a medical mystery but it turned out to be a murder mystery. It was a fast paced book and it kept the reader involved in the story. I loved this book and will have to get more of his. "

" As good a mystery as normal with Mr Dagleish, twists and turns , you are there at a solution and then miles away. "

" Formulaic PD James. I haven't read a Dalgliesgh mystery for a while and I had forgotten how gritty they can be...I think I'm done with this series. "

" Breathes there a man with soul so deadThat never to himself has said...Perfect description of the first murder victim, and since it was hard to care about the victim,it was pretty easy to distance oneself from the story as well. "

" A well written story perhaps part of a series by P. D. James. Only problem was that police too smart or too lucky. They probably would have caught me if I was in this story. Not that I ever did anything wrong of course. "

" Could this be the last we hear of Adam Dalgliesh? I pray PD James has another one in her. I'll miss this series terribly. "

" This is the second P.D. James novel I have read. I liked it. She does seem to have a tendency to write endings that are a little bit confusing. "

" Good mystery fix. Hadn't really read anything like this since the Dragon Tattoo books. "