The rich, loamy smell of the fen autumn night washed over his face, strong, yet fresh. The rain had stopped and the sky was a tumult of gray clouds through which the moon, now almost full, reeled like a pale, demented ghost.
-- Death of an Expert Witness by P. D. James.
P. D. James is a favorite of mine. I am reading her Adam Dalgliesh series in order -- this is Number 6. I think I have read all of them with my ears because Penelope Dellaporta does such an amazing job with the audiobooks.
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What a great description! It tells the reader the time of year and sets the mood. Beautiful word choices.
ReplyDeleteMy Teaser is from SLIGHTLY CRACKED.
I have never read anything by this author, but this book looks good.
ReplyDeleteTHANKS for the teaser.
Elizabeth
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Hi Gilion,
ReplyDeleteP.D. James is one of the great exponents of descriptiv writing IMHO.
Adam Dalgliesh is one of my favourite characters, although I couldn't listen to an audio book, as I always associate Adam with the sensual voice of the lovely Roy Marsden, who played the part in the television adaptations.
Thanks for sharing,
Yvonne