The other fact I remember is that he likes plain English food. The later books aren’t terribly forthcoming either, but here there were maybe two or three facts about the character that James offers, the most important being that his wife and first child died a few years earlier. I was a little surprised to find out how little the book says about her detective Dalgliesh. Sometimes it’s just fine to read a competent but not brilliant book. My feeling was that while I enjoyed it, it didn’t blow me away - as, truthfully, the other James novels didn’t either, but I don’t always need to be blown away. I’ve enjoyed James’s Dalgliesh series before, having read or listened to three other of the novels in the series, and I was glad to go back to the beginning.Īs far as there ever is a consensus at these meetings, it was that Cover Her Face is a good first effort, well-written, if a little sketchy in the plotting. The meetings are always good, but this time was extra special, as Emily made a surprise visit. James’s first Dalgliesh novel Cover Her Face. My mystery book group met again last Friday to discuss P.D.
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