"The Murder Room", PD James
The first PD James I read, earlier this year, seems to have been one of her first, whereas this seems to be one of the latest, although in the intervening years Dalgleish hasn't cheered up any. He has acquired lackeys, sorry, a team though, which spreads the action out a bit. This was quite a hefty book, and considering the first murder didn't take place until about a third of the way through, that's a lot of exposition. However, the quality of the writing is such that the action is almost secondary and it's a very good, easy read.The plot here revolves around the Dupayne Musuem, dedicated to the inter-war years, which has a room dedicated to various true-life murder cases. A series of murders (eventually) ensue, that mirror the events on display - copycat killings or something more entwined with the lives of those involved in the museum? Go on, guess.
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