When Gerard's body is discovered bizarrely desecrated, there is no shortage of suspects, and Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a puzzle of extraordinary complexity and a murderer who is prepared to strike again. But the proposals of its ruthlessly ambitious new managing director, Gerard Etienne, have made him dangerous enemies - a discarded mistress, a neglected and humiliated author, and rebellious colleagues and staff. The Peverell Press, a 200-year-old publishing firm housed in a dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames, is certainly ripe for change. James' Original Sin is the ninth Adam Dalgliesh mystery and a brilliant work of crime fiction from the best-selling author of Death Comes to Pemberley. Set on the banks of the River Thames in the literary world, P. And to imagine an adventure wherein a young soldier was handcuffed in the cave and simply left to die a painful death during World War II. It meant a watery grave for anyone who was trapped therein. The cave’s opening meets the sea and get completely flooded during the high tide. Signed by Author(s).Categories Adult Fiction, Crime, Thriller and MysteriesĪn Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. A trapdoor that leads to a cave down the iron ladder. Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific time) Weekends & holidays ship very next business day. Looks nice protected in new mylar cover Free! Please see our photos-they show the Exact book you will receive from us, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have on hand! Description & photos property of Gargoyle Books. The unclipped DJ is downgraded to only Fair: front & spine are clean & bright with very minor edgewear, but there's a big chip missing from top of back cover. NO writing or underlining or highlighting not ex-lib. Else, completely clean, binding strong & square, & creamy white pages. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray Mysteries, No. Ships from and sold by Book Depository US. Condition is VG, marred by 1) a spot on ffep, 2) denting from paper clip atop this page & the next 3-4 pages, in front matter, 3) foxing to outside top page edges. This item: The Skull Beneath the Skin (Cordelia Gray Mystery) by P. James combines her gifts as a novelist with the elements of classic crime fiction, featuring her morable young sleuth. Author's Second mystery featuring sleuth Cordelia Gray, who made her debut in "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman." This is a FIRST EDITION, First Printing hardcover fro 1982, SIGNED by the Author with a dated, personalized inscription on ffep.
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