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Original Sin

By: P. D. James
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE 'QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME' (Guardian)

'A legend.' VAL MCDERMID
'P.D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.' MICK HERRON
'Classic P. D. James: rich, delicious and satisfying.' EVENING STANDARD

PERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS
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Where murder is concerned, fiction cannot compete with real life.

The Peverell Press is losing money. The two-hundred-year-old independent publisher is still housed in its dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames, but its ruthless new director, Gerard Etienne, wants to move to cheaper offices as part of his plan to save the company. Before he can push through any ambitious changes, though, he is found murdered, his body bizarrely desecrated.

Commander Adam Dalgliesh soon finds that the director had a host of dangerous enemies: a discarded mistress, a neglected and humiliated author, rebellious colleagues, disgruntled staff. But did any of them hate Gerard enough to kill him?

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Struggled with the story over 3 months. Lost track of characters and struggled to engage. Excellent last few chapters though which I flew through.

Excellent narration, slow story, great ending

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I found the plot a little here and there in places but it all came together in the end

Good read

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Thank goodness for authors like pd James. No gratuitous sex or violence just a great story well worked. I thoroughly enjoyed Daniel Weyman’s reading. Dalgleish is a detective without frills but humane. Good listen

Good listen

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I listened to the end because I was interested in the characters. However, the narrator’s boring monotonous voice made it difficult to stick with it and he really spoilt the end by making it so so dull. I intend getting the book on Kindle as I believe I will enjoy reading it myself, even thought I now know ‘who dun it’.

Dull narration spoilt experience

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This is an enjoyable story with good flow and lovely characterisation., as well as a great performance from narrator.

Elegant murder mystery

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