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A Mind to Murder

By: P. D. James
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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THE PERFECT INTORDUCTION TO THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES FROM THE 'QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME' (GUARDIAN)

'A legend.' VAL MCDERMID
'P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.' MICK HERRON

Adam Dalgliesh has never failed to solve a case - yet.

When the body of a woman is discovered at the Steen Psychiatric Clinic with a chisel through her heart, it seems to Dalgliesh a straightforward enough case: the building was locked, and no-one has been able to enter or leave since the murder. Logically, the killer must be one of the shocked group waiting to meet him.

But Dalgliesh quickly discovers an intricate web of lies and grudges among both patients and staff which threatens to derail the investigation. And as he works to uncover the truth, the murderer is preparing to strike again . . .
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'The writing is as sharp as a hypodermic.' HERALD

**Now a major Channel 5 series**

©2014 P. D. James (P)2014 Faber & Faber Crime Mystery Traditional Detectives Fiction Detective Exciting Heartfelt
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The book is a little dated now but still a great listen and good plot twists with James usual collection of unattractive people . I’m working my way through PD James on audible as its years since I read them . Daniel is an excellent narrator and performer, which adds to the overall enjoyment.

Classic PD James

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Not read a PD James for some time, so pleased I added this to my library. Daniel Weyman reads it perfectly

Engrossing story and excellent narration

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This is a good crime novel, easy listening and something to relax to. Not too long .

An easy listening crime novel

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I love all of P.D.James' stories and this is a very early one, before she made Dalgleish such an interesting character. It's set in the 60s but feels more like post-war 1940s and some of the attitudes towards women will sound extremely dated to modern ears (especially as it's written by a woman).

Definitely not her best work but Daniel Weyman weaves his usual magic with the excellent narration. I think I might have seen a television adaptation of this story as I kept seeing mental pictures of some of the scenes. Either that, or my inner screenwriter was working overtime as my mind wandered from this ponderous tale.

A real period piece

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very well read making it easy to follow the twists and turns. as always PD James draws out the detail without becoming boring or over done.

excellent gripping

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