A TASTE FOR DEATH
by James, P. D
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
- ISBN 10
- 0571137997
- ISBN 13
- 9780571137992
- Seller
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Synopsis
An Adam Dalgliesh MysteryTwo 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.
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- Bookseller
- Type Punch Matrix (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 49038
- Title
- A TASTE FOR DEATH
- Author
- James, P. D
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in near fine dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0571137997
- ISBN 13
- 9780571137992
- Publisher
- Faber and Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- 20th century,Post-WWII,Mystery,English & British
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