(Local Collection only – Falkirk, Central Scotland)
Death in Holy Orders by P D James.
Originally published in 2001, this paperback edition was published by Penguin Books. The book is fairly thick at 548 pages long.
When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of East Anglian coast, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard should re-examine the verdict of accidental death. Commander Adam Dalgliesh agrees to pay a visit to the young man´s theological college, St Anselm´s, a place he knew as a boy, expecting no more than a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence. Instead he finds himself embroiled in intrigue, conflict and dangerous secrets as the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder ...
A masterly exploration of an isolated community coping with the evil and disruption of murder, this is the classical English detective story at its very best.
The book is not new, but is still in very good condition - the contents are intact, with the covers only very lightly creased.