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" It is difficult to beat P.D. James as a mystery writer (indeed, she has been called “the queen of mystery writers”!) and in “A Certain Justice,” this English writer offers a compelling mystery. A queen's judge is found dead in her chambers and James' brilliant superintendent Adam Dalgliesh takes the case. There are enough suspects, as the
judge was not a popular figure among her colleagues and she had also earlier defended a young man accused of a brutal murder, and won. As Dalgliesh narrows his list of suspects,
one of them is found murdered, too. From this point, James takes us through a labyrinth of detail, of detective logic, of exciting judgment before concluding with what is perhaps
her most exciting finale. James is a treasure to read!
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Bill Hobbs, Resident Scholar
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"Adam Dalgiesh and his team are called in to investigate the suspicious death of barrister Venetia Aldridge in her office. There are a great many suspects. Nearly all the staff who work in the same chambers had a motive from the head of Chambers down to the cleaners. Then there are her daughter and ex-husband, plus a long list of possible disgruntled clients. Gary Ashe is a client Venetia Aldridge successfully defended a month earlier for the murder of his aunt and he has become engaged to Venetia's daughter and sole heir. The murder is unusual in that following death by stabbing a judicial wig was placed on her head and soaked in blood. There is the possibility that the killer is not the same person who placed the wig and blood there. As always P. D. James weaves a very involved plot, includes great narrative about her characters and the places she uses as settings."
Penny , Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Murder of certain profession?
- lawyer creatures
Kind of investigator
- police procedural, British
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- government investigator
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Part of a series?
Yes
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 2
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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