Death of an Expert Witness
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Death of an Expert Witness

by P. D. James

1977•Mystery•353 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimeunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemstroubled leadssocial commentary

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Boxlist takeA layered mystery that is grounded, weighty and small-scale. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Tras la muerte violenta de un forense mientras trabaja. Adam Dalgliesh debe hurgar en la intimidad de los científicos vinculados a la víctima por sus tareas, problemas e incluso celos profesionales. Todos son especialistas en el comportamiento de la muerte y en desenmascarar a un criminal con un microscopio o un tubo de ensayo. En este caso, sin embargo, el asesino podría hallarse en el mismo laboratorio.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeSolving the riddle/not as it seemsTroubled leadsSocial commentary

Subjects

PoliceMurderInvestigationDetective and mystery storiesEnglandCrime laboratories

Details

Author
P. D. James
Published
1977
Pages
353
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