Cordelia Gray Mystery: The Skull Beneath the Skin (Series #2) (Paperback)

from mbmackay

Much better than the previous 2 P. D. James books (Black Tower and Death of an Expert Witness). Structurally complex & satisfying, good character development, plot twists. Read Samoa Dec 2003

from MrsLee

Cordelia Gray is hired to accompany an actress who is receiving death threats to an island. The actress, Clarissa (confusing at first to have a Cordelia and Clarissa in every other paragraph), is h...

from reading_fox

Never really grabbed me, very slow and without the depth of character or detailed tension that Dalgliegsh manages. Starting a series in the 2nd book probably isn't ideal, but I really don't feel th...

from mrtall

Perhaps the most mannered of all of P D James's novels, The Skull Beneath the Skin is a classic English murder mystery. A party of fascinating characters has traveled to Courcy Island, the private ...

from alanna1122

Is there anything more enjoyable than a well written classic english mystery? Even if you aren't wearing a warm robe and sipping hot tea in front of a cozy fire while you read this you will feel li...