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The Private Patient is the last in PD James’ Adam Dalgliesh detective series.
A well known investigative journalist, some might say a gossip, checks herself in to have a procedure that will change her life and career. It doesn’t hurt that the remote hospital might have some secrets to spill. Unfortuneately she never has the chance to spill those secrets, and Adam Dalgiesh must find out why.
As I say above, this is the last of the Adam Dalgiesh series, and for that reason I put it off for a while. I have been reading my way thru the series over the last few years, but not in order. Although this is the last book James wrote in the series, I have not read all those that lead up to it, so I have more to read! I was wondering if it would be obvious that this was his last appearance and would round out or wrap up the series. This book didn’t really do that and so I think James didn’t know that this would be her last go with Dalgiesh. There is some reference to what our main character wil do after his time as an inspector detective. He does ruminate on how the job he does so well has become a burden for him in many ways. He looks forward to his time getting married and living with his new bride. The mystery he must solve is like many in the other book, but the twist for the reader is that we get a little more insight into the victims thoughts before the murder than usual. Over all, this was one in a long string of great, fun, murder mysteries written by one of the queens of crime. I would recommend this book mostly to readers who already like PD James, have been reading this series, or who want to start this series. Although this is the last in the series, you can really start anywhere.
Do you love coming to the end of a series, or dread it?
This book can be seen in my May Wrap Up.