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Review title: Zzzzzzz
Product review: "The greatest living mystery writer" (from the back flap)? Not in my book. I'm surprised that the rest of the Dalgliesh books got published after this snoozer. I was warned by a friend that "it's very British," but I didn't realize that she meant: (a) the entire town would be introduced in the first chapter, and I would have to remember their names, relationships, and feelings toward one another, or (b) a surprise character would be introduced near the end to send the story in a new direction. I enjoyed those old Roy Marsden TV productions, and James' "Children of Men", so I picked up several of the Dalgliesh paperbacks. How unfortunate for me. [...]
