Title: Early James, still a cut above the rest (no pun intended).
Product review: P.D. James' second Dalgliesh novel, A Mind to Murder. was originally written in 1963. The preoccupations of the time are visible in the book-- changing social mores, counseling for failing marriages, disillusioned young artists, and experimental psychological treament. The Steen clinic makes an excellent backdrop to both explore these issues and to set the scene for murder.When the correct and absolute Enid Bolam is found stabbed in the basement of the Steen outpatient clinic, Dalgliesh needs to find who killed her-- was it someone looking to the future or to the past?_A Mind To Murder_ is not as smooth or as perfect as some of James' later work, but is still an excellent mystery and well worth the time to read.
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