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A Mind To Murder
First edition
AuthorP. D. James
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAdam Dalgliesh #2
GenreCrime, mystery
PublisherFaber

Publication date

1963
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Media typePrint
OCLC46386132
Preceded byCover Her Face 
Followed byUnnatural Causes 

A Mind to Murder (1963) is a crime novel by English writer P. D. James, the second in her Adam Dalgliesh series.[1]

Synopsis[edit]

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...

Reception[edit]

Chicago Daily News wrote about the novel: "With discernment, depth and craftsmanship, A Mind to Murder is a superbly satisfying mystery."[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ James, P. D. (2005). A Mind to Murder. ISBN 978-0571228577.
  • ^ "Powell's Books - The World's Largest Independent Bookstore". www.powells.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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