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Death in Holy Orders is a 2001 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by English writer P. D. James.
- Phyllis Dorothy James
- 2001
Jan 1, 2001 · Death in Holy Orders. P.D. James. 3.92. 16,875 ratings930 reviews. 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.
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- Mass Market Paperback
Dalgliesh agrees to investigate a death at a theological college. No sooner does he arrive than the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder, and Dalgliesh finds himself drawn into the labyrinth of an intricate and violent mystery.
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Jan 9, 2007 · 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.
- Phyllis Dorothy James
- $14.29
- Ballantine Books
Mar 26, 2002 · Adam Dalgleish, the son of a parson, once spent happy summers at the school. A detective who loves poetry, a man who has known loss and discovery, Dalgliesh is the perfect candidate to look for the truth in a remote, rarified community of the faithful–and the frightened.
Sep 4, 2008 · When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of coast in East Anglia, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard should re-examine the verdict of accidental death.
- P. D. James
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A “superbly executed mystery” (The Philadelphia Inquirer) from the award-winning master of literary crime fiction. On the East Anglian...
