The Murder Room
- ISBN-10
- 0571218210
- ISBN-13
- 9780571218219
- Series
- The Murder Room
- Category
- Dalgliesh, Adam (Fictitious character)
- Pages
- 371
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2003
- Author
- P. D. James
Description
A small, private museum on the edge of Hampstead Heath has been inherited by three siblings, all of whom are required by the family trust to sign any new lease. Without the new lease the museum will have to close. One brother, Neville Dupayne, is adamant he won't sign. And then the housekeeper, Mrs Tally Clutton, discovers Neville's body in his still blazing car...
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