Death in Holy Orders
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- Synopsis
- From the award-winning master of literary crime fiction, a classic work rich in tense drama and psychological insight.On the East Anglian seacoast, a small theological college hangs precariously on an eroding shoreline and an equally precarious future. When the body of a student is found buried in the sand, the boy's influential father demands that Scotland Yard investigate. Enter Adam Dalgliesh, a detective who loves poetry, a man who has known loss and discovery. The son of a parson, and having spent many happy boyhood summers at the school, Dalgliesh is the perfect candidate to look for the truth in this remote, rarified community of the faithful-and the frightened. And when one death leads to another, Dalgliesh finds himself steeped in a world of good and evil, of stifled passions and hidden pasts, where someone has cause not just to commit one crime but to begin an unholy order of murder. . . . "Gracefully sculpted prose and [a] superbly executed mystery . . . Death in Holy Orders is among [James's] most remarkable and accomplished Dalgliesh novels."-The Philadelphia Inquirer"An elegant work about hope, death, and the alternately redemptive and destructive nature of love."-The Miami Herald "Absorbing . . . [James's] plotting and characterization [are] impeccable."-Orlando Sentinel"P. D. James is in top form."-The Boston GlobeOpen the exclusive dossier at the back of this book, featuring P. D. James' essay on penning the perfect detective novel.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780375413841
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780812977233
- Publisher:
- Random House Publishing Group
- Date of Addition:
- 12/22/16
- Copyrighted By:
- P. D. James
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.