The Black Tower - (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery) by P D James (Paperback)

About the Book

Responding to an old friend's call, Commander Adam Dalgliesh travels to Toynton Grange, a convalescence home in Dorset, where he finds his friend dead and, himself weakened by a recent illness, encounters multiple murder and malicious intrigue.

Book Synopsis

Scotland Yard Inspector Adam Dalgliesh races to solve a twisted murder in bestselling author P.D. James' classic mystery The Black Tower, hailed as "splendid, macabre" by the London Sunday Telegraph and "a masterpiece," by the London Sunday Times.

Just recovered from a grave illness, Commander Adam Dalgliesh receives a call for advice from the elderly chaplain at Toynton Grange, an isolated nursing home on the coast of England. But by the time Dalgliesh arrives, Father Baddeley has mysteriously died, as has one of his patients.

When the bodies begin to pile up, Dalgliesh once again finds his own life at risk as he determines to get to the truth behind his friend's death and unmask the terrible evil t the heart of Toynton Grange.

Review Quotes

"A consummately good crime novel, a masterpiece."-- "Sunday Times (UK)"

"One of the finest, most absorbing craftsmen of the profession."-- "The Washington Post"

"One of the most chilling crime writers around."-- "Observer"

"The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime."-- "The Sunday Times (London)"