Reviews
"Superb.... A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers." -- USA Today "Splendidly suspenseful." -- The Washington Post Book World "A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm.... An intricate, compassionate novel." -- The Boston Globe "Her best and most ambitious tale to date.... The reigning mistress of murder.... A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." -- Time "Rich, multifaceted.... Involving and genuinely moving.... So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra.... James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." -- Houston Chronicle "Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment.... She writes with precision and elegance." -- Los Angeles Times "Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." -- The New York Times Book Review "Rings of authenticity ... compelling.... The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." -- Chicago Sun-Times "James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." -- People "A pleasure to read.... One avidly turns the pages." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "The best of James' ten novels.... She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." -- The New York Times Magazine "Marvelous." -- Newsweek "One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." -- The Christian Science Monitor, "Superb…. A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers." -USA Today "Splendidly suspenseful." -The Washington Post Book World "A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm…. An intricate, compassionate novel." -The Boston Globe "Her best and most ambitious tale to date. . . . The reigning mistress of murder. . . . A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." -Time "Rich, multifaceted. . . . Involving and genuinely moving. . . . So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre.A Taste for Deathprovides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra. . . . James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." -Houston Chronicle "Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment. . . . She writes with precision and elegance." -Los Angeles Times "Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." -The New York Times Book Review "Rings of authenticity . . . compelling. . . . The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." -Chicago Sun-Times "James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer."-People "A pleasure to read. . . . One avidly turns the pages." -Cleveland Plain Dealer "The best of James' ten novels. . . . She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." -The New York Times Magazine "Marvelous." -Newsweek "One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." -The Christian Science Monitor, “Superb&. A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers.� - USA Today “Splendidly suspenseful.� - The Washington Post Book World “A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm&. An intricate, compassionate novel.� - The Boston Globe "Her best and most ambitious tale to date.... The reigning mistress of murder.... A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." - Time "Rich, multifaceted.... Involving and genuinely moving.... So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra.... James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." - Houston Chronicle "Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment.... She writes with precision and elegance." - Los Angeles Times "Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." - The New York Times Book Review "Rings of authenticity ... compelling.... The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." - Chicago Sun-Times "James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." - People "A pleasure to read.... One avidly turns the pages." - Cleveland Plain Dealer "The best of James' ten novels.... She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." - The New York Times Magazine "Marvelous." - Newsweek "One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." - The Christian Science Monitor From the Trade Paperback edition., "Superb…. A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers." - USA Today "Splendidly suspenseful." - The Washington Post Book World "A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm…. An intricate, compassionate novel." - The Boston Globe "Her best and most ambitious tale to date.... The reigning mistress of murder.... A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." - Time "Rich, multifaceted.... Involving and genuinely moving.... So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra.... James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." - Houston Chronicle "Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment.... She writes with precision and elegance." - Los Angeles Times "Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." - The New York Times Book Review "Rings of authenticity ... compelling.... The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." - Chicago Sun-Times "James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." - People "A pleasure to read.... One avidly turns the pages." - Cleveland Plain Dealer "The best of James' ten novels.... She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." - The New York Times Magazine "Marvelous." - Newsweek "One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." - The Christian Science Monitor, "Superb.... A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers." -- USA Today "Splendidly suspenseful." -- The Washington Post Book World "A first-rate detective novel, but it goes beyond that fine achievement to another realm.... An intricate, compassionate novel." -- The Boston Globe "Her best and most ambitious tale to date.... The reigning mistress of murder.... A craftsman with a poet's vision, she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive--and enduring--enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." -- Time "Rich, multifaceted.... Involving and genuinely moving.... So ambitious and thematically challenging that it has few peers in its genre. A Taste for Death provides all the entertaining elements of a more conventional murder mystery, but James continually delivers that something extra.... James at her best, at the zenith of her writing career." -- Houston Chronicle "Literary grace of a high order and the ability to give full dimensions to both character, relationships and environment.... She writes with precision and elegance." -- Los Angeles Times "Ms. James is simply a wonderful writer." -- The New York Times Book Review "Rings of authenticity ... compelling.... The ability to haunt has earned P. D. James the title of 'queen of crime.' Long may she reign." -- Chicago Sun-Times "James still delivers the pace and tensions of a mystery yarn better than any living writer." -- People "A pleasure to read.... One avidly turns the pages." -- Cleveland Plain Dealer "The best of James' ten novels.... She has blended a whodunit and a fully realized modern novel." -- The New York Times Magazine "Marvelous." -- Newsweek "One reads a P. D. James novel in something like the same spirit that one reads a novel by Zola, Balzac, Thackeray, or Dickens." -- The Christian Science Monitor
