A Taste for Death
A Taste for Death by P. D. James, published by Ballantine Books in 1986, is a mystery novel that delves into a chilling double murder at St. Matthew’s Church. The story follows Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh as he investigates the perplexing circumstances surrounding the deaths of an upper-crust minister and a neighborhood derelict, both found side by side in a shocking scene. This edition spans 459 pages and is presented in English.
Readers will find themselves immersed in a complex narrative that weaves together various motives and clues, including a half-burnt diary and a violet-eyed widow who harbors malice. As Dalgliesh navigates this intricate web of deceit, he seeks to uncover the connection between the two victims. The book explores themes common to the mystery and police procedural genres, offering a detailed examination of the investigation and the characters involved.
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When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew’s Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How did an upper-crust Minister come to lie, slit throat to slit throat, next to a neighborhood derelict of the lowest order? Challenged with the investigation of a crime that appears to have endless motives, Dalgliesh explores the sinister web spun around a half-burnt diary and a violet-eyed widow who is pregnant and full of malice–all the while hoping to fill the gap of logic that joined these two disparate men in bright red death. . . .
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