"P.D. James is unbeatable." -- The Ottawa Citizen
"P.D. James is a remarkable writer." -- Ruth Rendell
"Shines with lucidity and firm intelligence." -- Newsweek
"A craftsman with a poet's vision... she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive -- and enduring -- enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." -- Time
From the Paperback edition.
Dr. Lorrimer appeared to be the picture of a bloodless, coldly efficient scientist. Only when his brutally slain body is discovered and his secret past dissected does the image begin to change. Once again, Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh learns that there is more to human beings than meets the eye -- and more to solving a murder than the obvious clues.
From the Paperback edition.
