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pickThis was my first PD James, so I started at the beginning of the Adam Dalgliesh series. I enjoyed it and will certainly continue on. Onward with classic British mystery writers!
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
I have been itching to dive into more PD James since I read her 2 volumes of short stories a couple of months ago. While at the library this afternoon I randomly selected this Dalgliesh volume. After further research it turns out it's the first in the series! As a sidenote: I noticed that there's an upcoming series. Anyone looking forward to it?
pickFinished my first Adam Dalgliesh this morning. As I said last night, this one started slowly but by the end I was locating the next book in the series at a used bookstore and getting it ordered! The language and attention to detail is lovely, and our gentleman detective is intriguing and rather mesmerizing.
Three books down on my #BookSpinBingo card and my #Doublespin read is crossed off!
A lovely way to spend an evening! I‘m nearly finished with my #Doublespin, and I‘m greatly enjoying it. The first two chapters or so I was seriously annoyed. I despised the characters, and I‘m so tired of that era‘s (post WWII) attitude toward class and women. But the murder FINALLLLYYYYYY happened, and our hero showed up, and I was slowly mesmerized. The writing is fantastic. And I‘ve got an excellent curling match to watch as well. Woo!
#20Series20Days I think I‘ve read all the P.D. James Dalgliesh novels. But I don‘t mind re-reading them on occasion since I‘ve usually forgotten who did it and why!
pickThis was a quick, fun mystery, set in the English countryside, at a grand manor. This is P. D. James debut novel, featuring Adam Dalgliesh. Very much in the style of an Agatha Christie novel, a maid is murdered behind a locked door, & the solution to the mystery is complex & slightly far-fetched. Although this first novel is a bit weak & mawkish, it‘s still fun to read, especially seeing the hints of the author James‘ became.
pickSecond time of reading but I couldn‘t remember who did it. Great plotting and atmosphere. Trouble for me is that the language /style is too recent to be ‘of its time‘ but instead sounds a bit uncomfortably dated, especially when James comes across as a snob! Can‘t quite explain it, so it‘s just me, not a criticism of the work. Still love Dalgleish, though.
#covercrush round 2
Tagging @LoveToReadLiveToRead this time, if you've already done it do you fancy doing it for Adam?
#7days7covers, no explanation.
pick#bfcr3 final update
Books: 12/12
Walks: 2/3
Fruit: 2/3
Lost track of blood sugars & injections but know that I didn't reach my targets.
4 ⭐ for tagged book.
@wanderinglynn @Chrissyreadit
Started this audiobook as my commute book this week. Written in 1962 so will be Interested to see how it holds up 57 years on!
#30JuneBooks #J is for my love for P.D.James. I read most of her books after ‘graduating‘ from Agatha Christie a very long time ago. I plan to reread them and so have been slowly collecting her books.
Happy birthday @gradcat ! 🎂🎉📚 and congratulations on your milestone! 👏
1. The tagged book, the first in the series of Detective Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh, set in Essex and London. Love P.D. James!
2. Matcha latte. 1 1/4 tsp matcha powder, 2 tsp maple syrup, 1/4 cup hot water, 1/4 cup skimmed milk. 😋
Thank you! #birthdaygiveaway
Littens! This is Buddy! Buddy is a mastiff/lab mix and the sweetest snuggle in the world! He and is person are staying with us for the next week as they prepare to move to Texas. So..... I'll try to cram as many #buddyandbooks pictures in as I can before then!
#readingwomenmonth #mysterynovel
From one of my favourite mystery authors, the first in the Adam Dalgliesh series.
1- Definitely. I've been known to seek out particular covers of certains authors. Ellis Peters, Dorothy Sayers to name two.
2- Nope. I have a really nice patio.
3- I prefer to end a chapter but it's not obligatory. I need to read in order. Series, books of my favorite authors. It's like an imperative.
4- Yeah, usually two per print book. One for where I'm at and one for where I want to be at when I stop.
5- Not really.
My #fivestack of favourite mystery female authors (apart from Dame Agatha Christie).
#readingresolutions
#bookoutlet does it again. Just when I need a little pick-me-up my last order arrives in the post and brings a smile to my face and some soothing book sorting for my soul. Ahhhhh. #bookhaultherapy 🤓📚So #romantsy this time around too. 💕💕
What kind of barbarian dog ears the pages of a #FolioSociety book?!?
The thread was also left behind as a page marker. 🤷🏼♀️
@Booksnchill thank you thank you 🙏🏻! This is all perfect! I can‘t wait to read all 3 books you‘ve picked! 💪🏻😄 #booktoteswap ❤️
@cobwebmoth thank you for organizing! ❤️
pickThe first in the Adam Dagliesh books. Rich family hires an unwed mother who turns the household upside down. Sally announces that the son as asked her to marry him when asked why she is not helping serve dinner. That night she is strangled behind a locked door and her baby in the room with her. No loss of suspects. Dagliesh comes in to investigate. Solid first book in series.
pickJust finished my first P.D. James, and I will definitely pick up more. This one was very reminiscent of Agatha Christie: post WWII, manor house, changing society, murder in a seemingly locked room.
pick#octphotochallenge #sleuth Ahhh..my favourite detective...how can I choose? So many that I love! First one comes to my mind is Sherlock Holmes, which I'm sure will be featured by other Littens. Here are my other favourite sleuths:
Adam Dalgleish,
Perry Mason,
Hercule Poirot,
Armand Gamache,
Endeavour Morse.
💪🏼💙😎
@LibrarianRyan
#WCW! P.D. James wrote some of my favorite British crime fiction. Her many accomplishments are a testament to her ability to face and rise above adversity in her personal life. And she did it all as a woman in a man's world. Her personal story is just as impressive as her crime stories!
pickThoroughly enjoyed it. I felt while reading it I should be drinking earl grey tea and eating cucumber sandwiches. Some of the characters were so stiff upper lip. It was quite sad how the keeping up of appearances was more important than anything else. Looking forward to reading more P.D James.
so-soFirst outing for Adam Dalgleish. Some of the social attitudes are jaw-dropping - hard to believe the extent to which times have changed.
