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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780307275738 ISBN: 0307275736 Label: Vintage Manufacturer: Vintage Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: October 10, 2006 Publisher: Vintage Release Date: October 10, 2006 Studio: Vintage Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: A secure and secluded retreat for the rich and powerful becomes the setting for an unsettling series of murders. Combe Island off the Cornish coast is a restful haven for the elite. But when one of its distinguished visitors is found hanging from the island’s famous lighthouse in what appears to have been a murder, the peace is shattered. Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to handle the sensitive case, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team. He is uncertain about his future with his girlfriend Emma Lavenham; his principle detective Kate Miskin is going through an emotional crisis; and the ambitious Sergeant Francis Benton-Smith is not happy about having a female boss. After a second brutal killing, the whole investigation is jeopardized, and Dalgliesh is faced with a danger even more insidious than murder. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Just as describedGreat book, just like every single one written by P.D. James, a Scotland Yard investigation with famous Adam Dalgliesh, she makes you want to read the book just in one sitting!!! Rating: - Still in top form at age 80I always admire top authors who give nods to their contemporaries. P. D. James in this book makes a quick references to THE NO. 1 LADIES' DETECTIVE AGENCY and a more subtle reference to Stilla Remington's autobiography A nice touch there. Yet another nice touch is the importance given to the two subordinates assisting Dagleish. I hope that we'll see more of them.A large portion of the book is devoted to the introduction of characters,both those involved in the investigation and those who are ... Read More Rating:  - A major flaw in the plotI've been a fan of PD James for more than 30 years now and was looking forward to The Lighthouse. However, the book was completely ruined for me by a basic flaw -- the lighthouse. It is a basic element of the plot that the island is in darkness at night, with the lighthouse shining out and away from the island itself. However, this is the only lighthouse on the island. If that is true, then the light on the lighthouse would be a rotating one. Shipping would not pass the island in just one direction, ... Read More Rating: - Average, like most of her recent booksNo, this is not a masterpiece ala her earlier works like The Black Tower or Death of an Expert Witness. However, it is not a washout either. Plotting never has been a particular strength of hers so it is unfair to criticize the book solely from a plot perspective. Having said that, there are several cringeworthy passages at critical junctures. Without revealing any critical spoilers, it is sufficient to state that Vasoline never should be used as a critical plotting device involving bra and panties. The setting ... Read More Rating: - P.D James came down from a higher league.No one currently writing can match her. She is in there with Dashiell Hammet. I read "The Lighthouse", then bought a copy for a gift. John Culleton Rowse Reviews 
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