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Death in Holy Orders

By: P. D. James
Narrated by: Daniel Weyman
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When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of coast in East Anglia, 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, secrets and mystery as the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder . . .

Award-winning P.D. James (author of Death Comes to Pemberley and Children of Men) masterfully explores an isolated and beleaguered community coping with the evil and disruption of murder. In 2003, this novel was adapted for BBC television and starred Martin Shaw, Hugh Fraser and Robert Hardy.

Set on the wild coast of East Anglia, this number one bestseller is the fourteenth Adam Dalgliesh novel and a thrilling work of crime fiction possessing all of the qualities which distinguish P. D. James as a novelist.

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Critic Reviews

"At the height of her powers...thoroughly gripping." ( Guardian)
"A grand gothic novel of gut-wrenching suspense, satisfying at all levels.... Nobody can put the reader in the eye of a storm quite like P.D. James" ( Sunday Express)
"Death in Holy Orders is pure pleasure." ( Spectator)
"It is a long time since I submerged myself in a book with such blissful enjoyment." ( Country Life)
All stars
Most relevant
Daniel Weyman is a great audio artist
What a voice. This book is my favourite PDJ

Excellent

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Not a fan of books that minimise abusive clergy, or where characters respond to the idea that there might be systemic racism within a police force with ‘this is racist against me as a white woman.’

The performance of the narrator was good, which is why I gave the books any stars at all overall.

This was my first PD James and will be my last

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