Original Sin

Inspector Adam Dalgliesh Series : Book 9

By: P. D. James

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Paperback | 14 July 2009

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Adam Dalgliesh takes on a baffling murder in the rarefied world of London book publishing in this masterful mystery from one of our finest novelists.

Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a puzzle of impenetrable complexity. A murder has taken place in the offices of the Peverell Press, a venerable London publishing house located in a dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames. The victim is Gerard Etienne, the brilliant but ruthless new managing director, who had vowed to restore the firm's fortunes. Etienne was clearly a man with enemies--a discarded mistress, a rejected and humiliated author, and rebellious colleagues, one of who apparently killed herself a short time earlier. Yet Etienne's death, which occurred under bizarre circumstances, is for Dalgliesh only the beginning of the mystery, as he desperately pursues the search for a killer prepared to strike and strike again.

About the Author

P. D. James was born in Oxford in 1920. She has won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award. She has received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983 and was created a life peer in 1991. In 1997 she was elected President of the Society of Authors. She lives in London and Oxford and has two daughters, five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Industry Reviews

"Complex and compelling.... James is writing in full mastery of her craft."--The New York Times Book Review"One of James's best novels.... James transcends literary classification." --Chicago Sun-Times"The queen of the British murder mystery demonstrates why the crown is hers."--Newsday"One of James's most savory fictions. . . . A marvelous tale."--San Francisco Chronicle "One of her most enjoyable and vigorous novels."--The Plain Dealer

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