Cover Her Face: An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery: 1

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D. James I thought not as flawless as her later ones, in that her word-craft was less honed, and I felt her Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh made one or two faux pas he never would have done today.

For James, murder is not a parlor game, even if, in this novel, she is relying on the formula of parlor-game mysteries. D. James' (1920-2014) Adam Dalgliesh novels as one of my re-read binges due to the fortuitous discovery of several of the early paperbacks while I was emptying a storage locker. James commits the ultimate 'sin' in the world of murder mysteries: she introduces a new character at almost the end of the book. I thought it was about time I listened to the entire Adam Dalgleish series—I’ve read some of them but certainly none of the early ones. The owners are not even confused by the fact that a woman with a small child is not the best possible candidate, and Sally lives up to their expectations.When the body of Sally Jupp is discovered in her bedroom - the door bolted from the inside - the occupants of Martingale house are sure that the blame for this unthinkable crime will fall on an unknown intruder. With classics such as Ted Hughes's The Iron Man and award-winners including Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse, Faber Children's Books brings you the best in picture books, young reads and classics. On the following morning Martingale and the whole village are shocked by the discovery of Sally Jupp's body. When the body of Sally Jupp is discovered in her bedroom - the door bolted from the inside - the occupants of Martingale House are sure that the blame for this unthinkable crime will fall on an unknown intruder. Something was lacking - I think it is the excitement, and I couldn't connect with it entirely as I would have liked.

Dj has minor wear and one short tear at top of spine, and a wrinkle aat the bottom of the rear panel. I especially love the fascination of locked and unlocked doors when it comes to English country homes. Cover her face is a satisfying mystery, it possesses a great deal of intrigue, boasts a very good cast, and provides an interesting snapshot of life at the time, thoughts and attitudes. Registered office: WSM Services Limited, Connect House, 133-137 Alexandra Road, Wimbledon, LONDON SW19 7JY. Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard must figure out who killed her, but there are many motives and many suspects to rule out before he can do his job.John Webster (1580-1634), from The Duchess of Malfi (1614) Dalgliesh pondered on the diversity of the clues which he felt were salient in the case. Then, just before Dalgleish (like Poirot) is going to have a sit-down with all the suspects and point out the killer, Simon takes a turn for the worse. Bearing in mind that I an mid-way through this book (p151/270 or 56%) I have to say that I’m not really enjoying it. The story weaves a winding path through the vagaries of human natures and keeps the reader guessing to the end. Cover Her Face was adapted for television in 1985 as part of the long running Dalgliesh TV-series for Anglia Television (1983-1998) starring actor Roy Marsden as Chief Detective Inspector Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard.

From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service and subsequently in the Home Office, first in the Police Department and later in the Criminal Policy Department. They were concerned with the comfort of the body, the cooking of food, the unending menial tasks which someone must carry out before the life of the mind can have any true validity. Martingale Manor House is the family home of generations of the highly respected Maxie family, who annually host the church fête in its grounds. I listened to the audio version read by Penelope Dellaporta who did a good job capturing family voices.It was rather disappointing to see her new books come out over the years and know I wouldn't read them. I enjoyed the recent tv adaptations of some of the Galbraith detective stories so thought I would read the books starting with first in the series “Cover Her Face”. I am saying this because I've seen other reviewers say that they've guessed who the murderer is, in a way as if this was a bad thing. It isn’t perfect; for a start this is written to be a puzzler, not a gripping page-turner, but James’ writing skills cover up any small flaws; she’s no less competent a storyteller at book one than book fourteen. There's often a lot of discussion about who has a key, who came home when, who 'locked up' or forgot to, and often why 'we' don't lock our doors because, of course, nothing ever happens out here or in this tiny village, and so on.

On the opposite, I liked it that the plot was not centred on the brilliant detective and his investigation.But I've seen the recent series with Bertie Carvel and I think nobody who thinks of Dalgliesh in Bertie's interpretation would consider him uncharismatic, wouldn't they? James is the author of twenty previous books, most of which have been filmed and broadcast on television in the United States and other countries. Nevertheless, a girl from among the "stumblers" (unmarried, with a baby) is accepted as a maid in a respectable estate.