Devices and Desires - Rilegato

James, P. D.

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0394580702 ISBN 13: 9780394580708

Casa editrice: Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1990

Riassunto

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 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, 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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Recensione:

"Like the wind-lashed Norfolk headland buffeted by the sea, which is so tangibly evoked, Devices and Desires -- has an intensely bracing chill." --Sunday Times

"The characters are vibrant, the writing distinguished, the descriptions of mood and landscape perfect -- a haunting Norfolk mist of dread, loneliness and ancient history." --Sunday Express


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L'autore:

P.D. James was born in Oxford in 1920. She spent 30 years in various sections of the British Civil Service, including the Police, where she was involved with the forensic science service, and the Criminal Policy department. She was also the first woman Director of the BBC. Over the years, she has received numerous awards, including the Cartier Diamond Dagger Award for Lifetime Achievement and the Edgar Allan Poe Award. In 1983 she received the OBE, and she was created a life peer in 1991. She lives in London.
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• Editore: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0394580702
• ISBN 13: 9780394580708
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 433