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The Lighthouse
- Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
- Length: 12 hrs and 4 mins
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Summary
Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty but now, privately owned, it offers respite to over-stressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and guaranteed security. But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered.
Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly and discreetly, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team. Dalgliesh is uncertain about his future with Emma Lavenham, the woman he loves, Detective Inspector Kate Miskin has her own emotional problems and the ambitious Anglo-Indian Sergeant Francis Benton-Smith is worried about working under Kate. Hardly have the team begun to unravel the complicated motives of the suspects that there is a second brutal killing and the whole investigation is jeopardised when Dalgliesh is faced with a danger more insidious and as potentially fatal as murder.
This eagerly awaited successor to The Murder Room displays the qualities which aficionados have come to expect of P D James: sensitive characterisation, an exciting and superbly structured plot and vivid evocation of place.
The Lighthouse is a subtle and powerful work of contemporary fiction.
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- Flint
- 25-11-17
Not a Favourite but OK
It was such a slow and boring start that I almost gave up on the book. It got better but the plot felt contrived; the book didn't sparkle and it will not be memorable. It was well read and reasonably easy to listen to but the reading didn't add much to the book.
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- J G Lucas
- 26-09-20
A very engaging story
I loved this book . A gripping mystery and human story , well written with first class narration.
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- Rosie J.
- 02-12-19
Intriguing but a cheat at the end
Like all PD James novels the characters are beautifully moulded and the descriptions of people and places are excellent. She builds the story by placing all the characters first and bringing the detectives in afterwards. As a reader I have invested in her characterisation and her story development. What I don’t want is a quick denouement which does not require any build up any serious detective work or clever forensics - just a hunch of Dalgliesh’s and you are left wondering why the other detectives are sent off to do investigations that in the end are not required. Read it but bear in mind you might be a bit disappointed by the brief explanation as to who the murderer was
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- lizzie
- 12-07-17
I enjoyed the style of this book Kind of dated
Would you consider the audio edition of The Lighthouse to be better than the print version?
Not read the print version but it is my kind of book either way
What was one of the most memorable moments of The Lighthouse?
I enjoy the interaction between the characters which runs through this
What does Daniel Weyman bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
His voice lends interest to this story
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
Will anyone survive ?????
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- NJ
- 30-11-17
Brilliantly Read
Another good story very well read. Daniel Weyman is a superb reader who could probably make a timetable sound interesting.
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- Mr Nicholas N Lyth
- 22-08-22
Beautifully read
Beautifully read, perfectly crafted, it is ingenious, entertaining, and never less than gripping. Recommended
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- Stan
- 12-05-18
Great story. Perfect narration
A real sense of place and tension. Would strongly recommend it if you enjoy a good all round story.
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- sheila c.
- 21-10-21
PD James on top form
I have read / listened to most of PD James work
my only thing i have is ...... in all of her books people always eat the same food cold meats salad & soup !!!! and all the women wear the same clothes !! fine wool skirt or trousers in fawn or brown , silk blouses !!!!!
I know all very petty but it’s just something i have observed.
Daniel Weyman is an Amazing narrator , he really brings the characters to life 🍒
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- Kilrymont
- 19-03-22
Attention if your hearing is not normal
This is only a comment on the audio itself and NOT re the story or the otherwise excellent performance.
This man's voice is full of low frequencies and the recording is heavy on those compared to the upper register element.
I'm using an equaliser to try to offset this, but with max subtraction of the lows the impression is still a muffled one needing quite high attention levels to keep abreast of things.
This is quite unusual in the majority of Audible recordings, and for me if there were no equaliser available I'd struggle greatly to hear the (very high quality) performance.
So please don't take my scoring as anything other than a hopefully helpful note to others with imperfect hearing.
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- The Crafty Monkey
- 28-02-24
Excellent as always
Another excellent storyline although I did guess towards the end whodunnit. I actually thought this was the last in the series the way it ended and perhaps it ought to have been. However there is one more to listen to so off I go.
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