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The hushed mock-Venetian halls of England's oldest publishing house reek of secrets. Why did senior editor commit suicide in the archives office? And who decided to kill the managing director in the same place -- or was his death a suicide also? Adam Dalgliesh and Kate Miskin will find out, but how many more deaths will there be before all the secrets see the light of day?
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Like a poet committed to sonnets in an age of free verse, P. D. James continues to show the younger, more rambunctious crime writers (Hiaasen, Dibdin, Ellroy) that there's still some life left in the classical detective story. Of course, it helps when the sleuth injecting most of that life is the inimitable, ever-suave Adam Dalgleish, critically acclaimed poet and Scotland Yard commander. Both of Dalgleish's vocations come into play here, at least tangentially, as the murders in question take place at one of London's oldest publishing houses, Peverell Press, located on the banks of the Thames in a Venetian-style mansion called, ironically, Innocent House. A slumping frontlist is the least of the problems at this once-distinguished press: its senior staff is being bumped off faster than a copy editor can blue-pencil a dangling participle. James has created a classic country-house mystery here, with the house transported to the city and the five partners at Peverell Press taking the roles of the landed gentry. One of the surviving four, after the managing director turns up dead, is clearly a killer, and James expertly constructs believable scenarios that might convict any of them. And don't forget the subplot: in this case, the personal crises of Dalgleish's two lieutenant's, Kate Miskin, choosing career over love, and Daniel Aaron, letting his ties to his family and his Jewish heritage slip away.
All the pieces of the puzzle are in place, and James plays them with careful attention to the rigors of formula, yet the novel is always more than its form, just as the best sonnets are more than 14 lines of tightly controlled rhymes. As we learn about the various suspects, we're not just building scenarios and detecting red herrings; we're also learning about people, observing their frailties, recognizing their illusions, and, above all, feeling their pain. Order is always restored at the end of a James novel, as formula requires, yet it is never without an overpowering sense of loss. Perhaps that is the real mark of James' genius and her enduring popularity in a very un-classical age: she gives us the comfort of the classical detective story, but it comes at a price, a quiet reminder that order--however we crave it--rarely penetrates the human heart. Bill Ott -- Dieser Text bezieht sich auf eine andere Ausgabe: Gebundene Ausgabe .
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Before I read Original Sin, a friend and devoted mystery lover referred to it as being somewhat tedious, and I am sorry to admit that I agree. This was one of James' novels in where the murder does not occur for the first 90 pages or so, and that's not necessarily a bad thing. I found the wait intolerable, however, as the main characters did nothing but squabble, threaten, and fume to the point that I did not care what happened. The plot of Original Sin was a tad shaky, as well. While I enjoy references to WWII and what went on during that time (it should never be forgotten), it was SO far in the past that it was hard for me to fathom the murderer's hatred being sustained for that period of time. And while I'm quite sure Ms. James meant no disrespect to anyone, I was a little irked at the notion that a Jewish detective would put his job on the line just because of the murderer's tragic past with the Nazis. The downplaying of Dalgliesh is another point that I did not appreciate with this novel, but that has almost become the standard with James' more recent work. I do award Original Sin with 4 stars, however, due to Ms. James' beautifully drawn prose, as well her wonderful command of the english language. The plot was not too terribly stretched that one could overlook the shaky parts, and the writing, though over-long in some parts, is a clear example of mastery of the modern literary form.
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For once one of James's elaborate architectural fantasias seems both exciting and appropriate, and the mock-Venetian splendour of Innocent House adds a wonderful Gothic atmosphere to ORIGINAL SIN. Gerard Etienne is a superb murder victim--so utterly loathesome you come to wonder why anyone hasn't killed him long ago--and many of the suspects are wonderfully complex and even (in the case of Frances Peverell) wholly sympathetic--the latter instance must be a first for James.
But the novel's denouement is a real disappointment. The reason for Gerard's murder is pretty hokey, and doesn't seem to be very much "a piece" with the rest of the novel. And the resolution of the Daniel aaron subplot comes out of nowhere. James's next novel, A CERTAIN JUSTICE, has a far more satisfying plot and resolution.
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Original Sin provided me with further confirmation (as if I needed it) of why P.D. James is among my favorite authors. This book is well plotted and written beautifully. The book's pace is leisurely without ever being slow -- and it is this pace which allows James to develop a "classic" mystery that at the same time serves as a character study and morality play. I have always enjoyed James' use of the character study (some of the finest chapters in this book involve the inner workings of the most peripheral characters). As with A Taste for Death, the last 100 pages are perhaps the most exciting, although as soon as I read the first chapter, the prose grabbed me and I knew I was in another James work.
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Ein mysteriöser Mord in einem alten Londoner Verlag - aber kein Mörder. Und dieser Mord soll nicht der einzige bleiben.. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 21. Juli 2006 von C. Söder
Tedium at its best
The best moments of this novel come in its opening lines. Unfortunately, it appears to stop dead after the first paragraph. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 2. Februar 2000 von Fred Titwilder
Not her best work
I've read all of P.D. James's mysteries and Original Sin is by far her weakest effort. It's slow and unimaginative compared to her previous works. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 23. August 1998 veröffentlicht
Slow in spots - but better than the TV adaptation!
As much as I like to picture Roy Marsden as Adam Dalgleish, I found I was irritated by the TV adaptation of this novel. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 10. August 1998 veröffentlicht
Her writing is LUGUBRIOUS
PD James is getting very wordy, verbose and boring. I had to stop reading this book after she used the word "LUGUBRIOUS" three (yes! 3! Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 25. März 1998 von "tonytagg"
More than just a mystery
Original Sin is a powerfull novel and a surprising mystery, which deals with soul-searching moral problems, while solving intriguing murders. Though it is not her best work, P.D. Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 14. November 1997 veröffentlicht
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