The Murder Room

This book was slow to start, but once it got going, it certainly kept my interest as I was driving. It also rambled on at the end - I guess I really didn't get about the Inspector's private life once the mystery was solved. Charles Keating is a wonderful narrator/reader.

This is my second P.D. James story. I must say I enjoyed this one more than The Lighthouse. Maybe I knew what to expect in her style of writing. I found the Murder Room kept me on the edge of my chair. Could hardly wait to get back to it and the ending took me completely by surpise. I took the long way home just so I could keep listening a bit longer.

It takes patience to go through the many characters involved in this story. One starts to wonder if there will be a murder at all. Then the investigation begins and the plot moves along quickly. The ending brings to light twists that are not expected with the seemingly stayed characters. I enjoy the style of the author P.D. James; I will be listening to more of his books.

When it began, I thought this book was a drag. It kept introducing characters, one after another, with no real focus. Little did I know that it was making me so curious as to why I needed to know all this information about all these people. I think there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but it took a long time to get there.

I think this is one of P.D. James' best works. The character develop is excellent and the plot well executed.

My first P.D. James novel, and I feared it would be a bit dry. I found the story and characters surprising interesting and I think the story moves along at a pretty good pace. The reader takes a little getting used to though, makes the work seem more dated somehow but otherwise, good. The murder scenes are tamer than most other things I've read in the genre.