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When distinguished criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge defends a young man for the brutal murder of his mother, she views the case as simply another opportunity to demonstrate her brilliance in the courtroom. But within weeks of the trial Aldridge is found dead at her desk, a bloodstained... read more
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Characters edit
- Adam Dalgliesh: Commander at Scotland Yard
- Kate Miskin: Add a description of this character.
- Garry Ashe
- Miss Venetia Aldridge: Criminal lawyer
- Mrs. Janet Carpenter
- John Langton
- Miss Octavia Cummins
- Rose Buckley
- Robbins
- Marcus Ulrick
- Mrs. Dorothy Scully
- Father Presteign
- Harry Naughton
- Miss Elkington
- Mrs. Watson
- Valerie Caldwell
- Octavio
- Old Bailey
- Mrs. Rita O'Keefe
- Mr. Michael Cole
- Gran
- Erik
- Catherine Beddington
- Miles Kynaston
- Lois
- Drysdale Laud
- Marie
- Simon Costello
- Frederick Henry Seddon
- Terry Gledhill
- Margaret Anne
- Edmund Albert Froggett
- Desmond Ulrick
- Lucy Rawlstone
- Helen
- Daniel Aaron
- Stephen Wright
- Kenneth Maples
- Mrs. Jordan
- Margaret Naughton
- Anna Cummins
- Mr. Nicholas Farnham
- Neville Saunders
- Enid
- Mrs. C.
- Miss Egerton
- Rupert Price-Maskell
- Miss Kemp
- Mrs. Maud Capstick
- George Joseph Smith
- Trudy Manning
- Clarence Aldridge
- Emily Carpenter
- Mr. Pender
- Joe Pollard
- Rufus Matthews
- Sally
- Mr. Hubert Langton
- Ralph
- Estelle
- Luke Cummins
- Mr. Mark Rawlstone
- Charlie Ferris
- Miss Eliza Barrow
- William Marshall
- Dermot Beale
- Alice Eager
- Jonathan Skollard
- Brian Cartwright
- Angela
- Mrs. Page
- Alfred Arthur Rouse
- Matthew Langton
- Reverend Mother
- Nigel
- Malcolm Beeston
- Mrs. Rose Pierce
First Sentence edit
Murderers do not usually give their victims notice.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 10 of 14 in Adam Dalgliesh. (standard series)
Preceded by Original Sin, and followed by Death in Holy Orders.
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 978-0-00-002787-0
Page Count: 400
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1997
ISBN: 978-0-00-002787-0
Page Count: 400
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.914
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