The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh Series #5)

by P. D. James

Overview

Scotland Yard Inspector Adam Dalgliesh races to solve a twisted murder in bestselling author P.D. James’ classic mystery The Black Tower, hailed as “splendid, macabre” by the London Sunday Telegraph and “a masterpiece,” by the London Sunday Times.

Just recovered from a grave illness, Commander Adam Dalgliesh receives a call for advice from the elderly chaplain at Toynton Grange, an isolated nursing home on the coast of England. But by the time Dalgliesh arrives, Father Baddeley has mysteriously died, as has one of his patients.

When the bodies begin to pile up, Dalgliesh once again finds his own life at risk as he determines to get to the truth behind his friend’s death and unmask the terrible evil t the heart of Toynton Grange.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780743219617
Publisher:	Scribner
Publication date:	10/02/2001
Series:	Adam Dalgliesh Series , #5
Pages:	352
Sales rank:	129,260
Product dimensions:	5.25(w) x 8.00(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

P. D. James (1920–2014) was born in Oxford in 1920. She worked in the National Health Service and the Home Office From 1949 to 1968, in both the Police Department and Criminal Policy Department. All that experience was used in her novels. She won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy, and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honour for Literature. She received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983 and was created a life peer in 1991.

Hometown:

London, England

Date of Birth:

August 3, 1920

Place of Birth:

Oxford, England

Education:

Attended the Cambridge High School for Girls from 1931 to 1937 and later took evening classes in hospital administration

Editorial Reviews

A consummately good crime novel, a masterpiece."

Sunday Times (UK)

"The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime."

The Sunday Times (London)

One of the finest, most absorbing craftsmen of the profession.

The Washington Post

One of the most chilling crime writers around.

Observer

Time The reigning mistress of murder.

People P. D. James is "the greatest living mystery writer."

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