Media:Paperback Pages:225 Shipping Weight (lbs):0.3 Dimensions (in):6.9 x 4.3 x 0.7
ISBN:0571228577 EAN:9780571228577 ASIN:0571228577
Publication Date:January 5, 2006 Availability:Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Shipping:International shipping available Condition:Shipped within 24 hours, received in 2 to 3 days - 100% happy or refunded
Straight forward mysterySeptember 7, 2008 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
A Mind To Murder is a typical who-dunnit murder mystery with unusal suspects. When the administrative head of a psychiatric clinic is found dead, Inspector Dalgliesh focuses on the staff members of the clinic rather than the patients. I believe that this novel is a great improvement over the author's first, Cover Her Face. It was much more fun to read. Dalgliesh has moved more into the foreground and we get to know him better as a person. Overall, the story is a little dated, especially in regards to the uses of LSD.
Dalgliesh Becomes a Memorable DetectiveFebruary 18, 2006 18 out of 20 found this review helpful
In Cover Her Face, the first book in this distinguished series, Adam Dalgliesh plays second fiddle to an intricate plot. In A Mind to Murder, the book revolves around the questioning mind of A.D. and he begins to come to life as an interesting character. The plot isn't nearly as intricate as in Cover Her Face, but the twists and turns are more entertainingly told.
Even physicians have to follow the administrative rules. When the administrator of the Steen Psychiatric Clinic starts counting the patient numbers, watching the expense accounts and insisting on proper paperwork, even the physicians find themselves annoyed and wanting her gone. But no one wanted her dead. Or did they? The circumstances of the murder seem to point inside the clinic. The method of death is a particularly strange one, seemingly appropriate for a psychiatric clinic.
The story has a certain anachronistic charm as it reflects practices and circumstances that have changed since 1963. The references to LSD as an analytic tool are particularly humorous in light of the drug's later uses (or misuses).
