The Skull Beneath the Skin
About this book
Private detective Cordelia Gray is invited to the sunlit island of Courcy to protect the vainly beautiful actress Clarissa Lisle from veiled threats on her life. Within the rose red walls of a fairy-tale castle, she finds the stage is set for death. From the Inside Flap Fading star Clarissa Lisle plans a spectacular comeback, to be staged in a gothic castle. But poison-pen letters bearing death threats couched in Shakespearian quotations prompt Clarissa's husband to call in the young private detective Cordelia Gray to investigate.
Reader Profile
3.8/5 · 9143 readers · 399 pages · ≈ 7 h 23 m · Moderate
How long does it take to read The Skull Beneath the Skin?
About ≈ 7 h 23 m — 399 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The Skull Beneath the Skin?
399 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The Skull Beneath the Skin?
It sits on the Mystery, Fiction shelves.
Is The Skull Beneath the Skin in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who are the main characters in The Skull Beneath the Skin?
The main characters include Cordelia Gray.
Where does The Skull Beneath the Skin take place?
It is set in Island of Courcy, Dorset, England during 21st century, s. XX-XXI.
Who wrote The Skull Beneath the Skin?
P. D. James.