A Taste for Death, James's tenth novel, is her longest and most ambitious. Her large and varied cast of characters ranges in social class from poor waif to minister of the Crown. Characters also display a greater psychological scope, ranging from religious ecstasy to revolutionary zeal. In its range of issues, the novel seems less of an English period piece and more of a contemporary novel.
The character of Adam Dalgliesh has also matured. Dalgliesh is a rounded character who has grown older and wiser, as.....
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