Death in Holy Orders by P James
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 Globe Open the exclusive dossier at the back of this book, featuring P. D. James' essay on penning the perfect detective novel.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780676973907 |
| ISBN 10 | 0676973906 |
| Title | Death in Holy Orders |
| Author | P James |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Knopf Canada |
| Year published | 2001-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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