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Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard retreats to his aunt’s windmill on the remote Larksoken headland, Norfolk, after publishing a new book of poems. The calm is shattered when a strangler, preying on young women, approaches the headland and a local administrative officer is found dead on the beach. Dalgliesh must delve into the passions and hidden secrets of the Larksoken community to solve what becomes one of the most baffling cases of his career.
First publish date: 1989
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Police Procedural
Authors: P. D. James
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