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First edition
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Author | P. D. James |
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Language | English |
Series | Adam Dalgliesh #2 |
Genre | Crime, mystery |
Publisher | Faber |
Publication date | 1963 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
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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 English writer P. D. James, the second in her Adam Dalgliesh series.[1]
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...
Chicago Daily News wrote about the novel: "With discernment, depth and craftsmanship, A Mind to Murder is a superbly satisfying mystery."[2]
Works by P. D. James
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Adam Dalgliesh series |
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Cordelia Gray series |
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Other novels |
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