NATIONAL BESTSELLER - In a masterful Adam Dalgliesh mystery, P.D. James enters the labyrinthine world of the law, forging a deeply compelling human drama from the complex passions that lie behind both murder and justice. - Part of the bestselling mystery series that inspired Dalgliesh on Acorn TV

"Shocking.... Fascinating.... Sucks the reader in right from the dramatic first line." --Los Angeles Times

When distinguished criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge defends a young man for the brutal murder of his mother, she views the case as simply another opportunity to demonstrate her brilliance in the courtroom. But within weeks of the trial Aldridge is found dead at her desk, a bloodstained barrister's wig on her head. And as Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard attempts to make sense of events, the murders continue, inexorably spiraling into fresh complexities of horror.

Author: P. D. James
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 12/17/2019
Series: Adam Dalgliesh #10
Pages: 448
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780593080986

About the Author
P. D. James was the author of twenty-one books, many of which feature her detective hero, Adam Dalgliesh, and have been televised or filmed. She was the recipi­ent of many honors, including the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature. In 1991 she was created Baroness James of Holland Park. She died in 2014 at the age of ninety-four.