Author: P. D. James Year: 2001 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Thriller, Religion, Detective
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ISBNs: 9780345446664 9780812977233 0345446666 0812977238 |
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A number of traditions come seamlessly together in P. D. James's another of her acclaimed mysteries featuring Scotland Yard's Commander Adam Dalgliesh. Included among those traditions are the Golden Age detective story, the police procedural, the literary gothic, and the Victorian novel, with its stately prose, leisurely pacing, and abundant supply of social, familial, and psychological detail. The result of this eclectic combination is a multilayered narrative that works both as a murder mystery and as a complex meditation on faith, love, loyalty, vengeance, and personal responsibility.
This book is part of the "Adam Dalgliesh" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "The Private Patient" First published in 2008 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Lighthouse" First published in 2005 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Murder Room" First published in 2003 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Certain Justice" First published in 1997 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Original Sin" First published in 1994 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Devices and Desires" First published in 1989 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Taste for Death" First published in 1986 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "The Black Tower" First published in 1975 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Unnatural Causes" First published in 1967 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "A Mind to Murder" First published in 1963 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Cover Her Face" First published in 1962 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Innocent House" Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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