A Taste for Death
Author | : P. D. James |
Publisher | : Faber & Faber |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 2008-11-20 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780571248667 |
ISBN-13 | : 0571248667 |
Rating | : 4/5 (67 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Now a major Channel 5 series 'The Queen of Crime.' New York Times Two men lie in a welter of blood in the vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington, thier throats brutally slashed. One is Sir Paul Berowne, a baronet and recently-resigned Minister of the Crown, the other an alcoholic vagrant. Dalgliesh and his team, set up to investigate crimes of particular sensitivity, are faced with a case of extraordinary complexity as they discover the Berowne family's veneer of prosperous gentility conceals ugly and dangerous secrets. 'Compulsive . . . heart-pounding suspense.' Sunday Times 'Splendidly suspenseful . . . A triumph and a treat.' Guardian