Thursday, March 4, 2021

The Lighthouse by P. D. James, an Adam Dalgliesh Mystery -- BOOK BEGINNINGS

 


I love mysteries! One of my all-time favorite series is P. D. James's Adam Dalgliesh series featuring Scotland Yard special Commander -- and published poet -- Adam Dalgliesh and his team of loyal inspectors. 

Are there other P. D. James fans among our Book Beginnings crew?

BOOK BEGINNINGS ON FRIDAYS

It is time again for Book Beginnings on Fridays, where we share the opening sentence or so of the book we are enjoying this week. You can play along on your blog, social media account, or in the comments below. 

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MY BOOK BEGINNING

From The Lighthouse by P. D. James:

Commander Adam Dalgliesh was not unused to being urgently summoned to non-scheduled meetings with unspecified people at inconvenient times, but usually with one purpose in common: he could be confident that somewhere there lay a dead body awaiting his attention.

That is an excellent opening sentence, I think. I prefer long, opening sentences that get your attention right off the bat.

The Lighthouse is the penultimate book in the series and I'm sort of reluctant to read it, knowing there is only one book left after this. Oh well, there are so many series I still have to complete. And I suppose I can always reread this one!



YOUR BOOK BEGINNINGS

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THE FRIDAY 56

Another fun Friday event is The Friday 56. Share a two-sentence teaser from page 56 of your book, or 56% of the way through your e-book or audiobook, on this weekly event hosted by Freda at Freda's Voice.

MY FRIDAY 56

From The Lighthouse:
As soon as he had begun unpacking the books, he had found Monica's letter, place between the two top volumes. Now he took it from the desk top and read it again, slowly and with careful attention to every word, as if it held a hidden meaning which only a scrupulous rereading could discern.


14 comments :

  1. I have been wanting to read this author. I love the sound of this one!

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    1. It's really good, but I think all her books are excellent!

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  2. I never read this author but I heard so many good things. This really does sound like a good book. Have a great weekend!

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    1. You too Yvonne! This is one of my favorite series because the stories are slow to build and she wrote so well!

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  3. I've thought I'd like to read this book several times. I'll look for your review. My books this week is APPLE

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    1. APPLE sounds really interesting -- I just visited your post.

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  4. Yes, I'm a PD James fan and I've read some of her Adam Dalgliesh books, but I don't think I've read The Lighthouse. I'm adding it to my TBR list.

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    1. They are hard to keep track of! I read them in order but had to make notes on my list so I could remember which one was which.

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  5. I have something on my wishlist by this author but can't recall which title.... This one sounds good though! Happy weekend!

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    1. Happy weekend to you too Freda! You can't go wrong with any of the books in this series!

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  6. I have read a couple of P.D. James' books and enjoyed them. I like her writing style. I don't think I have read this one yet though! I hope you have a great weekend. Thank you for hosting!

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  7. don't know if i have read any of pd's work, but i am familiar with the name. just seeing the title, lighthouse, makes me want to read it
    sherry @ fundinmental

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  8. This sounds really interesting. I don't think I've read anything by this author before.

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