AN ADAM DALGLEISH OMNIBUS

P.D.James - Faber -$39.99

Three books in one represents great value at this price and when you have finished reading you can use the book as a doorstopper. It's a whopper.

More important than those considerations though are the fact that here you have three great classic crime tales by the ruling Queen of UK crime writers. And an additional bonus is that if you enjoy them as much as I did then there are another 11 Adam Dalgleigh novels yet to be read.

I am really fond of James' long-time protagonist, Commader Adam Dalgleish, he is my favourite crime fiction character and is a fellow I would love to have in my home for dinner. These days he is a very senior policeman at New Scotland Yard, he is an intensely private person, somewhat cerebral, has had several collections of poetry published, he is a widower but recently Cambridge lecturer Emma Lavneham has entered his life and marriage is on the horizon.

If you are looking for well written and compelling crime fiction you cannot do any better than these novels. Enjoy!