Death in Holy Orders

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When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of East Anglian coast, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard should re-examine the verdict of accidental death. Commander Adam Dalgliesh agrees to pay a visit to the young man's theological college, St Anselm's, a place he knew as a boy, expecting no more than a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence. Instead he finds himself embroiled in intrigue, conflict and dangerous secrets as the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder ... A masterly exploration of an isolated community coping with the evil and disruption of murder, this is the classical English detective story at its very best. (Preceeding text courtesy www.penguin.co.uk) Paperback

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A student priest is found dead at the foot of a crumbling cliff - the jury returned a verdict of accidental death but on page 30 a second murder informs the reader [although not the other characters] that Ronald Treeves' death did not happen through misadventure. Treeves' step-father is a man of some importance and Commander Adam Dalgliesh is sent to St Anselm's, a small theological college on the East Anglian coast, to investigate..

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General Fields

• ISBN : 9780141004785
• Publisher : pengui
• Imprint : pengui
• Publication date : September 2002
• Dimensions : 181mm X 111mm X 35mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• Pages : 560
• Dewey classification : 823.914
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : P.D. James