The Private Patient, by P. D. James

December 4, 2009

The latest and 14th Adam Dalgliesh, The Private Patient, is another stellar mystery novel by beloved P. D. James. This time the charismatic police commander is ordered by Downing Street to investigate the murder of Rhoda Gradwyn. She was a so called investigative journalist, which is another word for a gossipmonger. And very good at [...]

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The author of the Adam Dalgliesh series – P.D. James

December 3, 2009

Her full name is Phyllis Dorothy James (born 3 August 1920). She is Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL. P. D. James is an English crime writer and life peer in the House of Lords. Her novels about Adam Dalgliesh, her iconic policeman and detective, has made her famous and loved all over the [...]

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Adam Dalgliesh: Unnatuaral Causes – YouTube video

December 2, 2009
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Death of an Expert Witness – YouTube video

December 2, 2009
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Adam Dalgliesh omnibuses

December 2, 2009

So far, 4 Omnibus editions have been published of these books. These omnibuses are great deals. The links in the pictures go to amazon UK, as it seems amazon US do not carry all of these. Please notice that there is some overlap between 2 and 4! A Dalgliesh Trilogy comprises Shroud for a Nightingale, [...]

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The Adam Dalgliesh novels

December 2, 2009

So far, there has been fourteen Adam Dalgliesh novels published: Cover Her Face (1962) A Mind to Murder (1963) Unnatural Causes (1967) Shroud for a Nightingale (1971) The Black Tower (1975) Death of an Expert Witness (1977) A Taste for Death (1986) Devices and Desires (1989) Original Sin (1994) A Certain Justice (1997) Death in [...]

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