Death in Holy Orders
About this book
From Amazon.com: From the award-winning master of literary crime fiction, a classic work rich in tense drama and psychological insight. On the East Anglian seacoast, a small theological college hangs precariously on an eroding shoreline and an equally precarious future. When the body of a student is found buried in the sand, the boy’s influential father demands that Scotland Yard investigate. Enter Adam Dalgliesh, a detective who loves poetry, a man who has known loss and discovery. The son of a parson, and having spent many happy boyhood summers at the school, Dalgliesh is the perfect candidate to look for the truth in this remote, rarified community of the faithful–and the frightened. And when one death leads to another, Dalgliesh finds himself steeped in a world of good and evil, of stifled passions and hidden pasts, where someone has cause not just to commit one crime but to begin an unholy order of murder. . . . “Gracefully sculpted prose and [a] superbly executed mystery . . . Death in Holy Orders is among [James’s] most remarkable and accomplished Dalgliesh novels.” –The Philadelphia Inquirer “An elegant work about hope, death, and the alternately redemptive and destructive nature of love.” –The Miami Herald “Absorbing . . . [James’s] plotting and characterization [are] impeccable.” –Orlando Sentinel “P. D. James is in top form.” –The Boston Globe Open the exclusive dossier at the back of this book, featuring P. D. James’ essay on penning the perfect detective novel.
Reader Profile
3.9/5 · 18182 readers · 438 pages · ≈ 8 h 07 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Adam Dalgliesh series?
Read Death in Holy Orders first, then follow the publication order above — The Murder Room, then A Mind to Murder, then Shroud for a Nightingale, then The Black Tower, then A Taste for Death, then Original Sin, then A certain justice, then A Certain Justice.
How long does it take to read Death in Holy Orders?
About ≈ 8 h 07 m — 438 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Death in Holy Orders?
438 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Death in Holy Orders?
It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is Death in Holy Orders in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Death in Holy Orders?
The main characters include Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character).
Where does Death in Holy Orders take place?
It is set in England, East Anglia, East Anglia (England).
Who wrote Death in Holy Orders?
P. D. James.
Adam Dalgliesh — reading order
- → Death in Holy Orders (2001) you are here
- 1 The Murder Room (1775)
- 2 A Mind to Murder (1963)
- 3 Shroud for a Nightingale (1971)
- 4 The Black Tower (1975)
- 5 A Taste for Death (1986)
- 6 Original Sin (1994)
- 7 A certain justice (1995)
- 8 A Certain Justice (1997)