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Author | P. D. James |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Series | Adam Dalgliesh #2 |
Genre | Crime, Mystery |
Publisher | Faber |
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1963 |
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OCLC | 46386132 |
Preceded by | Cover Her Face |
Followed by | Unnatural Causes |
A Mind to Murder (1963) is a crime novel by P. D. James, the second in her Adam Dalgliesh series.
In a psychiatric clinic late one night, the piercing scream of a dying woman shatters the calm, and Detective Superintendent Dalgliesh is called away from his literary soiree to investigate. He soon finds the body of a clinic employee sprawled across the cold basement floor, a chisel driven mercilessly through her heart; and so marks the beginning of a deadly psychological battle with an intellectual, predatory killer who feels no remorse, no regret and no self-control over darker impulses...
With discernment, depth and craftsmanship, A Mind to Murder is a superbly satisfying mystery. - Chicago Daily News