A Taste for Death
About this book
When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How did an upper-crust Minister come to lie, slit throat to slit throat, next to a neighborhood derelict of the lowest order? Challenged with the investigation of a crime that appears to have endless motives, Dalgliesh explores the sinister web spun around a half-burnt diary and a violet-eyed widow who is pregnant and full of malice--all the while hoping to fill the gap of logic that joined these two disparate men in bright red death. . . .
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 17023 readers · 480 pages · ≈ 8 h 53 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Adam Dalgliesh series?
Read A Taste for Death first, then follow the publication order above — The Murder Room, then A Mind to Murder, then Shroud for a Nightingale, then The Black Tower, then Original Sin, then A certain justice, then A Certain Justice, then Death in Holy Orders.
How long does it take to read A Taste for Death?
About ≈ 8 h 53 m — 480 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is A Taste for Death?
480 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is A Taste for Death?
It sits on the Thriller, Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is A Taste for Death in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in A Taste for Death?
The main characters include Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character).
Where does A Taste for Death take place?
It is set in England, London during 21st century.
Who wrote A Taste for Death?
P. D. James.
Adam Dalgliesh — reading order
- → A Taste for Death (1986) you are here
- 1 The Murder Room (1775)
- 2 A Mind to Murder (1963)
- 3 Shroud for a Nightingale (1971)
- 4 The Black Tower (1975)
- 5 Original Sin (1994)
- 6 A certain justice (1995)
- 7 A Certain Justice (1997)
- 8 Death in Holy Orders (2001)