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A review by missbryden
Unnatural Causes by P.D. James
3.0
Mixed bag: I liked that this story was more personal to Dalgliesh as he's meant to be on vacation, visiting his aunt, and I like the seaside location. Some points I think I like this Dalgliesh, then other times I don't.
Maybe not the first of its kind, but it's oddly meta: a detective fiction writer writing about a detective fiction writer.
Confusing, kind of rushed ending, after a somewhat leisurely story. Also a funny image, Dalgliesh eating his breakfast on a tray while sitting in the living room with others hearing the confession.
Uncomfortable content: some gory description, the treatment of a disabled character (not any physical abuse, but how narrator and characters treat her), and other bits that get grouped as "of the time".
And again I don't care for the audiobook performer.
Maybe not the first of its kind, but it's oddly meta: a detective fiction writer writing about a detective fiction writer.
Confusing, kind of rushed ending, after a somewhat leisurely story. Also a funny image, Dalgliesh eating his breakfast on a tray while sitting in the living room with others hearing the confession.
Uncomfortable content: some gory description, the treatment of a disabled character (not any physical abuse, but how narrator and characters treat her), and other bits that get grouped as "of the time".
And again I don't care for the audiobook performer.