Críticas:
Compulsive . . . heart-pounding suspense. (Sunday Times)
Splendidly suspenseful. (Washington Post)
Superb . . . A treat for mystery lovers, and a gift to all readers. (USA Today)
The real feel of the settings, so familiar, almost cosy, forms a pointed contrast to the brutality of human behaviour observed, an effective plot in such skilled hands. This anatomy of murder is not a comfortable read, but it's oh so compelling. Enjoy. (Sunday Telegraph)
There is a richness of texture and a carefully paced quality of narration in A Taste for Death uncommon in the modern crime story . . . Splendidly suspenseful . . . A triumph and a treat. (Guardian)
A major and magisterial book. (Daily Telegraph)
There are few more delightful experiences for a reviewer than to discover his every apprehension unfounded. Miss James has written an astonishing novel or range and complexity, which is nevertheless also a simple detective story with all the traditional trappings of the genre . . . She writes like an angel. Every character is clearly drawn. Even the cameo parts are full of sympathy. Her atmosphere - whether that of a family quarrel or a deserted church - is unerringly, chillingly convincing. And she manages all this without for a moment slowing down the drive and tension of an exciting mystery. (The Times)
'Excellent . . . As soon as one has reached page 454 of A Taste for Death one yearns for the security of another volume. She is an addictive writer . . . A story as satisfying as it is complete. (Anita Brookner Spectator)
In her best and most ambitious tale to date, James has become a kind of Le Carré of crime, blending the calmer depths of mainstream fiction with the white rapids of the genre, to produce something quite different indeed. (Time)
Reseña del editor:
Winner of the CWA Crime Awards Silver Dagger Two men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington, thier throats brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and recently-resigned Minister of the Crown, the other an alcoholic vagrant. Dalgliesh and his team, set up to investigate crimes of particular sensitivity, are faced with a case of extraordinary complexity as they discover the Berowne family's veneer of prosperous gentility conceals ugly and dangerous secrets.
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