Author: P. D. James Year: 2003 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Mystery, Fiction, Crime, Detective
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Commander Adam Dalgliesh returns to find himself enmeshed in a terrifying story of passion and mystery -- and in love.
Commander Adam Dalgliesh, P. D. James's formidable and fascinating detective, returns to find himself enmeshed in a terrifying story of passion and mystery -- and in love.
The Dupayne, a small private museum in London devoted to the interwar years 1919 -- 1939, is in turmoil. As its trustees argue over whether it should be closed, one of them is brutally and mysteriously murdered. Yet even as Commander Dalgliesh and his team proceed with their investigation, a second corpse is discovered. Someone in the Dupayne is prepared to kill and kill again. Still more sinister, the murders appear to echo the notorious crimes of the past featured in one of the museum's galleries: the Murder Room.
The case is fraught with danger and complications from the outset, but for Dalgliesh the complications are unexpectedly profound. His new relationship with Emma Lavenham -- introduced in the last Dalgliesh novel, Death in Holy Orders -- is at a critical stage. Now, as he moves closer and closer to a solution to the puzzle, he finds himself driven further and further from commitment to the woman he loves.
The Murder Room is a powerful work of mystery and psychological intricacy from a master of the modern novel.
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: |
 | "Death in Holy Orders" First published in 2001 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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