When noted criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge turns up murdered after defending young Garry Ashe for the brutal killing of his mother, Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team struggle to unravel the case, which involves him in a series of deadly crimes linked to the complexities of the legal system
Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished barrister.
As Dalgliesh narrows the field of suspects, a second brutal murder draws them into greater complexities of intrigue and evil . . . 'Ingenious and beautifully written, this is P. D. James at her highly impressive best.
A novel that examines the nature of justice--and injustice--follows an ordinary man who, through no fault of his own, is hounded, hunted, and almost destroyed for a crime he did not commit.
As Dalgliesh narrows the field of suspects, a second brutal murder draws them into greater complexities of intrigue and evil . . . 'Ingenious and beautifully written, this is P. D. James at her highly impressive best.
The untimely death of a young priest in training draws Commander Adam Dalgliesh back to East Anglia to investigate at the request of the young man's father, as Dalgliesh finds himself drawn into a complex and violent mystery.
Adam Dalgliesh takes on a baffling murder in the rarefied world of London book publishing in this masterful mystery from one of our finest novelists. • Part of the bestselling mystery series that inspired Dalgliesh on Acorn TV Commander ...
When it becomes clear that the murderer has been inspired by the real-life crimes from the murder room--and is preparing to kill again--Dalgliesh knows that to solve this case he has to get into the mind of a ruthless killer.
This enchantingly original volume is the result. Time to Be in Earnest offers an intimate portrait of one of most accomplished women of our time.
202 • P. D. JAMES out, to drag passengers on the bus if they didn't want a ride. Dalgliesh questioned them both closely about the woman, but there was little firm information they could give. Both agreed that she had been wearing a ...
When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How did an upper-crust Minister come to lie, slit throat to slit ...