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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 visit the young man's theological college, St Anselm's - a place he knew as a boy - expecting 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 sacreligious and horrifying murder.
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Death in Holy Orders, Phyllis Dorothy James
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- 2001
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- Title
- Death in Holy Orders
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Phyllis Dorothy James
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Series
- Adam Dalgliesh
- Tags
- Fiction, Mystery & Thriller, Mystery Novels, Thriller, Suspense, British Literature, Murders, Detective Fiction, Series, England, Detective, Great Britain, London, Fear, Church, Investigation, Adapted into Series, Scotland Yard
- First published
- 2001
- Original title
- Death in Holy Orders
- Rating
- 3.9 out of 5
- Description
- 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 visit the young man's theological college, St Anselm's - a place he knew as a boy - expecting 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 sacreligious and horrifying murder.