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by P.D. James (Author)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Vintage Canada; Vintage Canada ed., 2000 edition (Aug 22 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0676972284
ISBN-13: 978-0676972283
Shipping Weight: 504 g

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"As suspenseful and tautly written as any of her detective stories — the psychological twists and turns will tantalize the reader as cunningly as a well-paced clue."
—The New York Times

"P.D. James steps into territory occupied by Truman Capote, Shelby Foote, Carson McCullers, even Henry James."
—The New Republic

"A superior thriller — tingling with suspense, difficult to put down."
—Newsday

"A transfixing psychological thriller filled with searing suspense, a multi-twist plot and a remorseless eye for our sometimes monstrous needs and drives — It packs a powerful wallop."
—Mademoiselle

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An original novel of extraordinary power, Innocent Blood is the story of 18-year-old Philippa Palfrey, adopted as a child, who is plunged into a dangerous and terrifying world when she discovers the shocking truth about her natural parents — and learns that her birth mother is about to be released from prison. Innocent Blood is considered by many to be one of P.D. James' finest novels.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Promising but dull, Feb 17 2008

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I am sorry to be so blunt.

My early assumption was that the story had an intriguing ring: London, end of the 70s. A young lady, Philippa, knowing that she had been adopted, sets out to look for her biological parents. Her adoptive parents, with whom she never quite had a close relationship, are unhappy about this choice but nothing can stop Philippa. What she eventually finds out is shocking but, seemingly unperturbed, she sets out to try and establish a contact to learn more about her early childhood. Meanwhile, somebody else is looking into the past and, unbeknownst to anybody, is waiting for the right time to strike out, to quench the thirst of vendetta over the murder of his young daughter years ago.

Although the linguistic is definitely high class, the narrative is just too tediously overly-descriptive, resulting in total failure to engage me fully as a good thriller should do. I often found myself skimming through some parts, trying to get to the core of the chapter. Additionally, none of the main characters, Philippa in primis, were particularly likeable one way or the other, no matter how sad or tragic their backgrounds. This too, contributed to a certain degree of dislike for the whole tale.

I know and respect Mrs. P.D. James' reputation as a writer, but this book just was not for me.

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