Roy Marsden
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English
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On the surface, the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is one of the most reputable institutions in London. But when the administrative head is found dead with a chisel in her heart, that distinguished facade begins to crumble as the truth emerges. Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate and quickly finds himself caught in a whirlwind of psychiatry, drugs, and deceit.
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"Headstrong and beautiful, the young housemaid Sally Jupp is put rudely in her place, strangled in her bed behind a bolted door. Coolly brilliant policeman Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard must find her killer among a houseful of suspects, most of whom had very good reason to wish her ill."--Amazon.com.
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English
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Contemporary fiction. 'I walk'd about on the shore, lifting up my hands, and my whole being, as I may say, wrapt up in the contemplation of my deliverance . . . reflecting upon all my comrades that were drown'd, and that there should not be one soul sav'd but my self . . . ' Who has not dreamed of life on an exotic isle, far away from civilization? Here is the novel which has inspired countless imitations by lesser writers, none of which equal the...
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Distributed by Koch Vision
Pub. Date
[2005], p1985
Language
English
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Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh is searching for a "back seat strangler" who has already murdered four people. When an unpopular forensic scientist is found dead in a British government laboratory, Dalgliesh discovers that almost everyone there could be a suspect. When another body is found nearby, the detective must race against time to find the killer.
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Distributed by Acorn Media
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English
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Invasion: As the first American GIs arrive to build an airbase near Hastings, the murder of a barmaid further strains already-tense relations between the locals and the Yanks.
Bad blood: A top-secret experiment in biological warfare goes horribly wrong, complicating a murder investigation and threatening the life of Foyle's faithful driver, Sam.
Bleak midwinter: The death of a young munitions worker and the murder of Paul Milner's wife seem linked,...
10) The black tower
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
A reckless move in a drug raid leaves Commander Adam Dagliesh of Scotland Yard badly wounded and with time off. When he arrives to visit a friend at Toynton Grange, Dagliesh thinks he's on vacation. Instead, a string of highly mysterious deaths cataplut him dead-center into a maze of mystery, blackmail and murder.
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KOCH Vision
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
"Hailed as Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by critics and fans alike, P.D. James is one of the most celebrated mystery writers of all-time. From the diabolical to the macabre, this 'essential collection' presents her most compelling film adaptations."
12) The black tower
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Vision
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A string of mysterious deaths catapults Dalgliesh into a maze of mystery, blackmail and murder.
13) A mind to murder
Publisher
Distributed by Koch Vision
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
Investigating a savage death at an exclusive psychiatric clinic, Dalgliesh is caught in a whirlwind of political intrigue and deceit.
14) Cover her face
Publisher
Lance Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2005, p1987
Language
English
Description
Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh investigates the murder of a drug dealer found dead in the basement of a book club. His key witness is a single mother named Sally Jupp who had brought her eight-week-old son with her to the club to visit her former co-workers. The investigation leads Dalgliesh to the country home of the Maxie family, where the young woman is now employed. Mysterious deaths occur, and the detective must deal with a multitude of suspects,...
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English
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Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh is called to investigate when a government minister receives threatening letters. The Minister's own household is a challenge. His exquisite wife makes no secret of her adulterous affair with a fashionable surgeon. His only daughter, deeply involved in left-wing politics, has rejected her Conservative father. He is even resented by his own, strong-willed mother, whose favored son was killed in an IRA terrorist ambush....
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Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Kate is a well-bred lass who passes herself off as a barmaid in order to win the heart of her stuffy suitor. Full of mistaken identities and multiple deceptions, the play pokes fun at the various masks we all wear in different social situations. Along the way, each person learns much about the nature of true love.
