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Title: MORE THAN A MYSTERY NOVEL
Review: The writing of P.D. James is very fine and has a depth & maturity that few other mystery writers have. It is thoughtful and measured but highly suspenseful at the same time. It has that " interiorness" that sense of place that has always been a hallmark of good English writing. There are also subtle criticisms of modern English society ( and Western society as a whole) and its increasing lack of morality. This is a novel that comes from the pen of a believer (refreshing in itself). The quality and depth of this latest James offering is in sharp contrast to the action oriented American mystery - even the very best American mystery writers don't hold a candle to the great English ladies of mystery - James. Rendell, Christie, Ngaio Marsh, Marjorie Allingham, Dorothy Sayers....I loved this book and couln't put it down. I hope she has another one in the works.
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