Now 18, Philippa, the adopted daughter of Maurice Palfrey, has claimed her birth certificate from the Register Office, and, with it, a terrible discovery. In another part of London, Norman Scase is steeling himself to meet Philippa's mother - the murderer of his daughter.
Murders present meet murders past in P.D. James’s latest harrowing, thought-provoking thriller. Commander Adam Dalgliesh is already acquainted with the Dupayne--a museum dedicated to the interwar years, with a room celebrating the most notorious murders of that time--when he is called to investigate the killing of one of the family trustees. He soon discovers that the victim was seeking to close the museum against the wishes of the fellow trustees and the Dupayne's devoted staff. Everyone, it seems, has something to gain from the crime. When it becomes clear that the murderer has been inspired by the real-life crimes from the murder room--and is preparing to kill again--Dalgliesh knows that to solve this case he has to get into the mind of a ruthless killer.
Combe Island off the Cornish coast offers respite to over-stressed high authorities who require privacy and security. But demanding author Nathan Oliver is found strangled and hanging from the renovated lighthouse. Investigator Adam Dagliesh, his inspector Kate Miskin, and sergeant Francis Benton are all pre-occupied with their personal and love lives. The first victim was thoroughly disliked by visitors and residents for valid reasons, but the second, a recovered alcoholic priest, was admired by the skeleton staff. Suspects include Oliver's daughter Miranda, editor Dennis, animal researcher Dr Yelland, recently orphaned Dan, aged Emily, boatman Jago, sickly Dr Speidel, physician Dr Stavely and his unfaithful wife Jo, administrator Maycroft, housekeeper Mrs Plunkett, cook Mrs Burbridge, rebellious teen Millie. Past murders are uncovered and SARS threatens the island.
Obyvatelé idylické vesničky Bishop St. Leon se diví, co všechno si nechá Susan Trentová od svého syna Martina líbit. Jednoho dne přijíždí mezi místní obyvatele neznámý muž a představí se jako Adam Wilson. Ví, kde bydlí Trentovi, a nenápadně se na ně vyptává. Detektiv Roger, Adamův spolubydlící, se obává o Susaninu bezpečnost. Prohledá Adamova zavazadla a zjistí, že cestuje pod falešným jménem… Vysvětlení přinese teprve noční bouře, kdy do staré vrby na zahradě Trentových udeří blesk…
Adam Dalgliesh, de melancholieke speurder van Scotland Yard, wordt verzocht de dood van een student van een klein Anglicaans seminarie te onderzoeken. St. Anselms is een kleine sektarische gemeenschap vol geheimen, die bovendien met sluiting wordt bedreigd door de aartsdeken. Wanneer deze kort na het eerste sterfgeval zelf wordt vermoord, weet Dalgliesh dat hij geen tijd te verliezen heeft.
Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished barrister. Four weeks after agreeing to defend Gerry Ashe, accused of the brutal murder of his aunt, Miss Aldridge is found dead. Adam Dalgliesh investigates, only to find that her many enemies include colleagues, criminals, family - and even her lover.
Set in a publishing firm housed in a mock-Venetian palace on the Thames. The chairman has died and the brilliant but ruthless Gerard Etienne has taken over. When his body is found dead, there is no shortage of suspects. Commander Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with an ingenious puzzle.
Hired as a bodyguard to faded actress Clarissa Lisle, the recent recipient of numerous death threats, Cordelia Gray accompanies the actress to an island castle, whose owner collects funeral paraphernalia.
Dramatický román o operaci mozkového nádoru a boji o život čtyřiatřicetileté ženy. Je psán formou rozhovorů se všemi, kteří měli k pacientce úzký vztah , nebo se na operaci podíleli. Kromě citové zainteresovanosti rodiny a přátel je zdůrazněn i profesionální zájem lékařů o prováděný výkon, jejich názory, myšlenky a reakce na probíhající operaci. Soukromý život a pracovní vztahy jsou zde potlačeny do pozadí. Známé téma zpracované neobvykle formou umělecké reportáže. ... celý text
