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British police detective Adam Dalgliesh and his subordinates cope with various personal problems as they solve a politically sensitive mystery in the 13th entry in a bestselling series. Once a haven for pirates, Combe Island now serves as a private and extremely discreet locale for England's power brokers in need of downtime. Three months before the Prime Minster plans to host a top-secret meeting on this small isle off the coast of Cornwall, the universally disliked author Nathan Oliver dies there under unusual circumstances. Hoping to determine as quickly as possible whether Oliver's death was murder, suicide, or an accident, the authorities call in Commander Adam Dalgliesh and the Metropolitan Murder Squad.
| Size | | Length: | 320 pages | | Height: | 10.0 in | | Width: | 6.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.5 in | | Weight: | 24.8 oz |
Industry Reviews
"[R]eaders will...revel in...[James's] matchless fullness of characterization."
Kirkus (10/15/2005)
"[A]lthough there certainly are novelists for whom plot and whodunit are everything, James's gifts animate and transform the armature into something exceptional....Her disciplined conventions, her observation of social and class niceties, renew the traditional Franco-British drama of domestic crime. She is a very superior writer of detection."
Times Literary Supplement (10/07/2005)
"At its best, Ms. James's precision can be as deftly murderous as the weapons her killers wield."
New York Times - Janet Maslin (12/01/2005)
"A new mystery from Baroness James is always a cool, elegant, meticulously plotted treat."
Entertainment Weekly (12/02/2005)
"Formidable, classy whodunit with superior, well-pondered detective work performed impeccably by Commander Adam Dalgliesh's Special Investigation Squad--an outfit designed to rescue top people in trouble, with dash and total discretion guaranteed....What's rarely remarked on by the reviewers of P. D. James is the sheer hard work that goes into inventing and structuring a plot as rich and as subtle as that which usually engages the author. THE LIGHTHOUSE runs true to form."
Literary Review - Philip Oakes (11/01/2005)
"[Combe Island]...is a terrific spot for a murder. James obliges, in an intricate and well-designed plot."
(12/25/2005)
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