The Lighthouse by P.D James.

The Lighthouse’ by P.D James.

Read by Michael Jayston.

BBC AUDIOBOOKS LTD.

Review by Laura Parish.

I must admit that Audio Books aren’t my favourite medium for reading fiction. I love holding books in my hand as I read. Therefore, it took me a while to settle into ‘The Lighthouse,’ – not through the story’s fault, but my attention to something I can’t hold as I read. When I discovered that an Audio Book is a perfect driving partner, I was away and then couldn’t stop listening.

The Lighthouse is a good, old fashioned murder mystery. Not familiar with P.D James, it was a good introduction to her writing (I was also pleasantly surprised to hear she’d written the novel to which the film ‘Children of Men’ was based.)
It follows Adam Dalgliesh and his team and their investigation on a fictional cornish Island named Coombe. It nicely introduces all the characters (incase you’re not familiar with the Dalgliesh stories) before plunging you into the mystery which has many twists and turns before coming to a brilliant ending. It had me guessing until the end. One small niggle was that the female characters were slightly stereotyped but it’s not a deal-breaker. Overall, a brilliant murder mystery.
As for Audio Books, I’m now sold and I totally recommend this one, especially if you like your mysteries. I found it a great driving companion and it made my journeys too and from work a lot quicker.

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.