A Taste for Death (Modesty Blaise series)
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (687 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0285637657 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
For almost 40 years, Peter O'Donnell's iconic heroine drop-kicked her way through a swath of villains and into a unique place in popular culture." —The Observer. "Before Buffy, before Charlie's Angels, before Purdy and Emma Peel there was Modesty Blaise
ADAM DALGLIESH IN INTRICATE DETAIL This was a typical P.D. James novel with Adam Dalgleish in the lead. Determining if the incident was a murder or suicide is tricky since the aristocratic family seem anxious to close out the matter and go on with collecting their inheritances. In her usual style P.D. James never writes one word when she can write a hundred. Her descriptions are long and detailed detracting from the main theme. Even the most minor of characters is described i. Good solid story Maggie Set in London; enjoy British stories. Somewhat unusual plotnot predictable. Kept me reading but not page-turning exciting. I would recommend it for mystery lovers. It is also very well writtenstrong vocabulary, good sentence structure and length. The author paints lengthy descriptions of settings, using adjectives that allow the reader to "see" the scene with clarity. However, sometimes it is almost too much description, making this reader a. Bill Baity said Excellent, well-written mystery. This reads like Well-written novel that also happens to be a mystery story. Such a relief from some hastily thrown-together cozy mysteries that are cozy because of their familiarity because the author uses the same characters and plot devices over and over. None of that here. Thank you, PD James!
As the adventure unfolds, and they travel from London to Panama to the depths of the Sahara desert, the pair will need all their killing skills to survive.. The rugged team of Modesty Blaise and her loyal lieutenant, Willie Garvin, take on impossible odds as they battle Simon Delicta, a man with a taste for death, and Swordmaster Wenczel in a duel to the death