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Private Patient
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2008 Dalgliesh novel by P. D. James
^ James, P.D (2008). The Private Patient . Faber and Faber. pp. All.
^ Maslin, Janet (19 November 2008). "Despite a Ghastly Murder, Remember Your Manners" . New York Times . New York . Retrieved 28 February 2017 .
^ " The Private Patient " . Kirkus Reviews . 19 November 2005.
^ Rifkind, Donna (31 December 2008). "Book Review: The Private Patient" . The Washington Post . Retrieved 28 February 2017 .
The Private Patient ( 2008 ) is a crime novel by English author P. D. James , the fourteenth and last in her popular Adam Dalgliesh series.
In deepest Dorset , the once magnificent Cheverell Manor has been renovated and transformed into a plastic surgery clinic, run by the famous cosmetic practitioner George Chandler-Powell. Two days after Rhoda Gradwyn, an investigative journalist, arrives in the hope of having her almost lifelong facial scar removed, she's savagely murdered and Chandler-Powell finds his surgery under scrutiny from Dalgliesh and his team, who are soon caught in a race against time when another body shows up...
In a 2008 book review for The New York Times , Janet Maslin called the book an "exercise in impeccable detection", and wrote "James sets her mystery on comfortably familiar terrain and makes the most of its atmospherics. But the plotting of 'The Private Patient' is not up to this author’s diabolical best." [2] Kirkus Reviews summarized it as "Middling work for the peerless James, a whodunit as deeply shadowed by mortality as all Dalgliesh’s cases ever since 'Shroud for a Nightingale'" [3] Donna Rifkind of The Washington Post wrote, "[It's] not the most formidable example of this iconic author's work, but it's still pretty darn good." [4]
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Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are called in to investigate a murder at a private nursing home for rich patients being treated by the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell. A welcome addition to the Dalgliesh canon, The Private Patient could have been written by no one other than P.D. James.
Published
August 28th 2008
by Faber
(first published January 11th 2008)
0571242448
(ISBN13: 9780571242443 )
Adam Dalgliesh , Kate Miskin , Rhoda Gradwyn
Dorset, England
(United Kingdom)
England
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Jul 19, 2016
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I read many Adam Dalgleish novels back in the days when I did not keep a record of my reading. So it seemed right to go to the last one in the series and see what happened to the man over all those years. And it was nice to see him tying the knot at last as well as solving one last case for us in his inimitable way. P.D. James is an acquired taste because she does go into an enormous amount of detail. She really wants her reader to see her settings the way she saw them herself and occasionally doe
I read many Adam Dalgleish novels back in the days when I did not keep a record of my reading. So it seemed right to go to the last one in the series and see what happened to the man over all those years. And it was nice to see him tying the knot at last as well as solving one last case for us in his inimitable way. P.D. James is an acquired taste because she does go into an enormous amount of detail. She really wants her reader to see her settings the way she saw them herself and occasionally does go a little far! However her books are so well written I can forgive her easily. This is not an exciting, gripping thriller. Rather it is a beautifully written police procedural, comfortably paced and very, very British. It was a pleasure to read.
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In this 14th book in the 'Adam Dalgliesh' series, the Scotland Yard detective investigates murder at a medical clinic. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn - who's exposed her fair share of secrets - schedules plastic surgery to remove a disfiguring facial scar. Her surgeon, George Chandler-Powell runs a private clinic in his ritzy country estate at Cheverell Manor. There he employs a motley assortment of characters including an assistant surgeon, a man
In this 14th book in the 'Adam Dalgliesh' series, the Scotland Yard detective investigates murder at a medical clinic. The book can be read as a standalone. ***** Investigative journalist Rhoda Gradwyn - who's exposed her fair share of secrets - schedules plastic surgery to remove a disfiguring facial scar. Her surgeon, George Chandler-Powell runs a private clinic in his ritzy country estate at Cheverell Manor. There he employs a motley assortment of characters including an assistant surgeon, a manager/housekeeper, a married pair of young chefs, an accountant, a girl from the village, a sexy nurse, an irascible gardener, and so on. The scarred journalist has her share of detractors at the clinic, who fear she'll find some secrets to expose - but the surgeon is unmoved by these concerns. When Rhoda shows up a Cheverell Manor for her preliminary visit and then for her surgery, she's followed by her friend Robin Boyton - an attractive young man who can't find a way to make a living. It so happens that Robin's cousins (the assistant surgeon and his sister) work at Cheverell Manor. Robin rents a cabin on the estate and plans to exhort his cousins to give him some of the fortune they've recently inherited from a mutual grandfather who cut off Robin's side of the family. Rhoda has successful surgery after which she's brutally murdered in her room at the clinic. Enter Adam Dalgliesh and his team of detectives to investigate the crime. This sets up the remainder of the story which involves a long, old-fashioned inquiry. Seriously....a modern mystery wouldn't start an investigation by assembling all the suspects in the library for a mass questioning. The Cheverell Manor residents would love to pin the crime on a 'stranger' but a second death on the estate makes this very unlikely. Some additional goings on add variety to the story: Dalgliesh gets engaged; A tangential female character gets assaulted and raped; A teacher fears he may be (wrongly) accused of being inappropriate with a child; and so on. For most of the book the detectives collect evidence, question persons of interest, make discoveries, narrow down the list of suspects, and so on. In the end, the perpetrator essentially exposes themself - and even then we're not quite sure the case has been successfully closed. In my opinion, the book should end right after this climax. However it meanders on for several more chapters to bestow 'happy endings' on various characters. This isn't one of PD James best books. Fans of the author might enjoy the book for old times sake but it's not a great mystery. You can follow my reviews at https://reviewsbybarbsaffer.blogspot....
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I found this to be so leisurely -- pages-long descriptions of car trips through the countryside, detailed listings of the stuff in every room -- that I had to force myself to finish. But I'm giving it 3 stars because for God's sake, this woman is 88 YEARS OLD. I can barely find my car keys and she's still cranking out byzantine mystery plots.
I found this to be so leisurely -- pages-long descriptions of car trips through the countryside, detailed listings of the stuff in every room -- that I had to force myself to finish. But I'm giving it 3 stars because for God's sake, this woman is 88 YEARS OLD. I can barely find my car keys and she's still cranking out byzantine mystery plots.
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So I have a lot against this book. First, I've seen reviews that compare this book/author to Agatha Christie and NO, JUST NO. I've read almost every Agatha Christie, some of them several times, and I barely could make myself read two of P.D. James' books (I read the second one because I convinced myself it HAD to get better. Not true). The character development in this is spectacularly lacking, and the conversations feel forced. The only people I liked were Benton and Kate. The only two character
So I have a lot against this book. First, I've seen reviews that compare this book/author to Agatha Christie and NO, JUST NO. I've read almost every Agatha Christie, some of them several times, and I barely could make myself read two of P.D. James' books (I read the second one because I convinced myself it HAD to get better. Not true). The character development in this is spectacularly lacking, and the conversations feel forced. The only people I liked were Benton and Kate. The only two characters who had a semblance of proper characterization (Dalgliesh hardly has this, and he's the main character). Things we never find out: One: Why Rhoda "had no further use" of her scar? Seriously, why? That's one of the reasons I even continued reading the book, to find out what strange reason she had for wanting to get rid of it. I guess there was something about wanting to set up an confrontation with Candace about the will but that's only speculation. Two: Was there actually anything up with the will? We are never definitively told what's going on with that. I mean really. Also: the killer. (view spoiler) [ Did anyone else realize that the police did NONE of the solving of the case? Candace apparently just felt like helping them out. I mean really, a taped confession? I was SURE that the tape was a fake; that would have brought it firmly in the realm of Agatha Christie...but NOOOO of course not. Candace just nicely solved the whole case for them, everyone can go home. (hide spoiler) ] This book infuriates me. Rhoda's death just seemed like a way to propel the "plot" forward. "Plot"=not really a plot... (view spoiler) [ Just people running around while Candace shoves her cousin in the freezer and tries to strangle poor crazy Sharon who tied herself to the stones (hide spoiler) ] ALSO the random, like, three scenes with Emma and her friends? What was that about? It had absolutely nothing to do with the mystery. Nothing at all. I just don't understand how anyone who's read Agatha Christie can compare that to THIS. Note: I may have missed some super obvious explanation that explained everything since I kinda skimmed the book after the killer was revealed.
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With The Private Patient , I come to the end of the Adam Dalgliesh series. I've been reading the series for the past nine months, and there is no regret at parting. The journey with this series wasn't easy. As I've already said in a previous review, it had been like going on a rollercoaster ride. But, since many were of the view that the series gets better with the later installments, I was determined to see to an end. I'm happy to have just done that, but no emotion other than that was felt at t
With The Private Patient , I come to the end of the Adam Dalgliesh series. I've been reading the series for the past nine months, and there is no regret at parting. The journey with this series wasn't easy. As I've already said in a previous review, it had been like going on a rollercoaster ride. But, since many were of the view that the series gets better with the later installments, I was determined to see to an end. I'm happy to have just done that, but no emotion other than that was felt at this parting. The murder-mystery here is the weakest and the most predictable one in the series. There is no concealment, nor ambiguity there. James works us right towards the criminal. But the motive is another matter, and it was never revealed and was kept ambiguous. This vagueness and ambiguity is not her style, but somehow, she's been content with it. So I guess, we'll have to be, too. If I rated the book by the murder-mystery alone, it would have earned fewer stars. But, the book was more than a murder-mystery. Being the final novel of the series, James has worked at tieing the ends neatly for Adam Dalgliesh and Kate Miskin - the long-standing detective duo of the series. Much of their private relations were also touched parallel to the murder-mystery. Perhaps, that mixture is not ideal for a murder-mystery since the readers are more interested in the plot than the characters' personal lives. But as this is the ending of the series, I'm happy that James took the trouble to give us a little more insight into how their lives will be when we leave them. I may be in the minority, but now that I've read them all, I feel that the earlier books of the series are better written, at least from the point of the murder-mystery plot. James was in her eighties when she wrote this, and that was really grand of her. Whatever the flaws the book may have, her courage and perseverance, and her determination to gift this one final book all neatly tied up, are to be appreciated.
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You can't go wrong with P.D. James and her Adam Dalgliesh series. As someone mentioned in one of my book clubs, these are not quick reads and have some "meat on the bone". But they are easy reads and the story flows smoothly toward a sometimes susprising denouement. In this late entry of the series, we find a successful investigative reporter checking into an expensive private plastic surgery clinic to have a disfiguring facial scar removed. All goes well as far as the surgery is concerned but sh
You can't go wrong with P.D. James and her Adam Dalgliesh series. As someone mentioned in one of my book clubs, these are not quick reads and have some "meat on the bone". But they are easy reads and the story flows smoothly toward a sometimes susprising denouement. In this late entry of the series, we find a successful investigative reporter checking into an expensive private plastic surgery clinic to have a disfiguring facial scar removed. All goes well as far as the surgery is concerned but she ends up dead in her bed the next day evidently murdered. Dalgliesh and his team are called up from London to investigate and it soon becomes apparent that it is an "inside job". Now everyone is a suspect from the arrogant surgeon to the gardener and tension among the staff reveals underlying secrets. The characters are very well realized, which is a James trademark, and the reader gets drawn into the mystery which has few clues. It will test the reader's ability to see the subtle information that the author provides which leads to the identity of the murderer. Recommended.
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Anyone who loves a great mystery.
I have been a fan of PD James forever and was sure that with her age, The Ligththouse would be her last Dagliesh novel. I was so happy to see that she had another story in her. I rated this 4 stars as much because I love James and her wonderful language. However, I didn't feel that it was her best book. I sensed that she needed to tie up a bunch of loose ends for her characters. Still, on a scale of 1 to 10, if PD James wrote a book that was not her best, it is still an 9 compared to other myste
I have been a fan of PD James forever and was sure that with her age, The Ligththouse would be her last Dagliesh novel. I was so happy to see that she had another story in her. I rated this 4 stars as much because I love James and her wonderful language. However, I didn't feel that it was her best book. I sensed that she needed to tie up a bunch of loose ends for her characters. Still, on a scale of 1 to 10, if PD James wrote a book that was not her best, it is still an 9 compared to other mystery writers. Her books are as much great literature and they are great mysteries.
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Odd to start out with #14 in a series and be able to say you enjoyed it. I liked the murder mystery. It was intricately woven, with each of the suspects having a lot of plausible reasons to commit the murder and real convictions about "who done it" held at bay until very near the end. I felt less involved in the Commander and his squad, but that was natural, since this is a relationship that has been building for the reader since book one and book fourteen is obviously well into that relationship
Odd to start out with #14 in a series and b
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