{"product_id":"9780571350742-a-taste-for-death","title":"A Taste for Death","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe classic locked-room murder mystery from the 'Queen of English crime' (Guardian)\u003cbr\u003eSet in London, \u003ci\u003eA Taste for Death\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventh Adam Dalgliesh mystery from P.D. James, a compulsive thriller and a chilling study of the complex motives behind cold-hearted murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE 'QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME' (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A legend.' \u003cb\u003eVAL MCDERMID\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.' \u003cb\u003eMICK HERRON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the best mysteries I have had the pleasure to read.' \u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo one joins the murder squad who hasn't a taste for death.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwo men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington. Their throats have been brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a recently-resigned government minister; the other is a homeless man known only as a local alcoholic. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir deaths will be the first case for Commander Dalgliesh's new team, who have been tasked with investigating crimes of particular sensitivity. But as the Berowne family's veneer of prosperous gentility begins to crack and Dalgliesh uncovers more about the dead men, he struggles to keep his customary objectivity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCan he get to the bottom of the ugly and dangerous secrets swirling this case in time to prevent yet another death?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A cunningly compulsive work . with a breathless, bravura finale of heart-pounding suspense.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Splendidly suspenseful . a triumph and a treat.' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'It's oh so compelling. Enjoy.'\u003ci\u003e \u003cb\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Now a major Channel 5 series**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.'\u003cb\u003e 5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.' \u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.'\u003cb\u003e 5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don't expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.' \u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Crime writing at its very best!'\u003cb\u003e 5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.' \u003cb\u003eIAN RANKIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. 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