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Unnatural Causes

By: P. D. James
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh had been looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt's cottage on Monksmere Head, one of the furthest-flung spots on the remote Suffolk coast. With nothing to do other than enjoy long wind-swept walks, tea in front of the crackling wood fire and hot buttered toast, Dalgliesh was relishing the thought of a well-earned break.
However, all hope of peace is soon shattered by murder. The mutilated body of a local crime writer, Maurice Seaton, floats ashore in a drifting dinghy to drag Adam Dalgliesh into a new and macabre investigation.

©2014 P. D. James (P)2014 Faber & Faber Crime Fiction Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Suspense Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Exciting

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Critic reviews

"From the moment a handless corpse in a neat city suit is found drifting in a dinghy off the east coast, and we meet the ghastly members of a literary society, we’re hooked." ( Evening Standard)
"The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime." ( Sunday Times)
"One of the most spine-chilling writers around." ( Observer)
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Daniel Weyman's voice is far too deep for me, Michael Jayston's voice was far better

Too Deep

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A perfect partnership - PD James's writing with Daniel Weyman's narration. The atmosphere and characters of the novel are perfectly interpreted by this narrator.

Atmospheric story, perfectly narrated.

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The denouement was disappointing. Whole explanation delivered as a chunk without the process followed by Dalgliesh. How did he know?

Great narration and prose

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This was a brilliant listen, hard to turn off. Well narrated, atmospheric and one to listen to again.

Another gripping yarn from PD James

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What did you like most about Unnatural Causes?

I love the Dalgleish character and here there was plenty of him. I enjoyed the interplay between him and the other characters

Who was your favorite character and why?

No contest, Adam Dalgleish

Have you listened to any of Daniel Weyman’s other performances? How does this one compare?

I have heard him when performing other stories and he is excellent. He makes it so easy to differentiate between the characters

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I never listen to a book in one sitting. I like to savour them over a few days

Any additional comments?

I did not like the ending as it seemed somewhat contrived. The roof scene didn't ring too true and so left me feeling a little cheated. Hence the four rather than five stars

Kept me listening

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But I still enjoyed it. As others have said the way the disabled character is depicted is not at all nice. I guess it was wrote in a different time when things weren’t as inclusive. Excellent narration

A little far fetched

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Spoilt by nasty details at the finish. Impressive descriptions of weather, coast etc. Good performances.

Well performed but brutal details.

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I had previously missed this book in the series but despite being out of sync, it felt like putting on an old favourite sweater when winter arrives.

Well read as always by Daniel Weyman.

Comfortably familiar

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Another good detective story. Love it when it's set in a locale that I know well.

Intriguing

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But still an interesting tale. Very much of its time it seems dated - although, as with the earlier books, illustrative of attitudes and ways of going on in those years. Daniel Weyman does a fine job, as always, though his narration improves with every novel he reads, reaching real excellence in P D James's later books. A fine partnership.

Not the best

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