Devices and Desires
Devices and Desires by P. D. James is a reprint edition published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on May 11, 2004. This 448-page novel features Commander Adam Dalgliesh, who seeks solace in a converted windmill on the Norfolk coast. However, his retreat is disrupted by a series of murders, as a psychotic strangler targets young women in the area. The story intricately weaves together the lives of fallible individuals entangled in a web of secrets and ambitions against the backdrop of a haunting coastal setting.
Readers will find a compelling mystery that delves into the complexities of crime and family life. As Dalgliesh grapples with the chilling reality of the murders, he becomes immersed in the passions and hidden dangers of the local community. The narrative explores themes of ambition and the darker sides of human nature, making it a thought-provoking addition to the mystery and detective genre. This edition is presented in English and offers a rich reading experience for fans of traditional crime fiction.
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Featuring the famous Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Devices and Desires is a thrilling and insightfully crafted novel of fallible people caught in a net of secrets, ambitions, and schemes on a lonely stretch of Norfolk coastline. • Part of the bestselling mystery series that inspired Dalgliesh on Acorn TV
“Taut…. Absorbing…. Better than her best.” —The New York Times Book Review
“A masterful writer…. Devices and Desires seems to be that highly prized work–a terrific tale of suspense and detection that also delivers the satisfaction of a mainstream novel.” —The Wall Street Journal
Commander Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard has just published a new book of poems and has taken a brief respite from publicity on the remote Larksoken headland on the Norfolk coast in a converted windmill left to him by his aunt. But he cannot so easily escape murder. A psychotic strangler of young women is at large in Norfolk, and getting nearer to Larksoken with every killing. And when Dalgliesh discovers the murdered body of the Acting Administrative Officer on the beach, he finds himself caught up in the passions and dangerous secrets of the headland community and in one of the most baffling murder cases of his career.
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