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Never tell an unnecessary lie; the truth has great authority. The cleverest murders have been caught, not because they told the one essential lie, but because they continued to lie about unimportant detail when the truth could have done them no harm.
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Loved the writing and I give PD James a lot of respect for what she contributed to the legacy of the mystery/police procedural. She wrote her books in the present time, had flawed characters and had women in important roles. Lots of quotable lines. But the plot and story is just too slow by today's standards. Even though I am sure a lot of modern writers learned from her. I would rather read Tana french, David Baldacci and Ruth Ware for my mysteries.
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This is one of the better mysteries I've read while researching for my class. Exciting characters, a woman at the helm and not very formulaic, it kept me guessing but also left enough clues that the end result wasn't totally shocking.
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Aug 29, 2007
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