Original Sin
About this book
From Amazon.com: Adam Dalgliesh takes on a baffling murder in the rarefied world of London book publishing in this masterful mystery from one of our finest novelists. Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are confronted with a puzzle of impenetrable complexity. A murder has taken place in the offices of the Peverell Press, a venerable London publishing house located in a dramatic mock-Venetian palace on the Thames. The victim is Gerard Etienne, the brilliant but ruthless new managing director, who had vowed to restore the firm's fortunes. Etienne was clearly a man with enemies—a discarded mistress, a rejected and humiliated author, and rebellious colleagues, one of who apparently killed herself a short time earlier. Yet Etienne's death, which occurred under bizarre circumstances, is for Dalgliesh only the beginning of the mystery, as he desperately pursues the search for a killer prepared to strike and strike again.
Reader Profile
4.0/5 · 110 readers · 631 pages · ≈ 11 h 41 m · Moderate
What order should I read the Adam Dalgliesh series?
Read Original Sin 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 A certain justice, then A Certain Justice, then Death in Holy Orders.
How long does it take to read Original Sin?
About ≈ 11 h 41 m — 631 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is Original Sin?
631 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is Original Sin?
It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is Original Sin in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in Original Sin?
The main characters include Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character).
Where does Original Sin take place?
It is set in England, London, London (England).
Who wrote Original Sin?
P. D. James.
Adam Dalgliesh — reading order
- → Original Sin (1994) 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 A certain justice (1995)
- 7 A Certain Justice (1997)
- 8 Death in Holy Orders (2001)