The Lighthouse is a subtle and powerful work of contemporary fiction. James: sensitive characterisation, an exciting and superbly structured plot and vivid evocation of place. This eagerly awaited successor to The Murder Room displays the qualities which aficionados have come to expect of P.D. After watching (and liking) the Adam Dalgliesh shows on PBS, I am pleased that my first PD James book did not disappoint.

Hardly have the team begun to unravel the complicated motives of the suspects that there is a second brutal killing and the whole investigation is jeopardised when Dalgliesh is faced with a danger more insidious and as potentially fatal as murder. Dalgliesh is uncertain about his future with Emma Lavenham, the woman he loves, Detective Inspector Kate Miskin has her own emotional problems and the ambitious Anglo-Indian Sergeant Francis Benton-Smith is worried about working under Kate. But the peace of Combe is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is bizarrely murdered.Īdam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly and discreetly, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team. *** For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.Combe Island off the Cornish coast has a bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty but now, privately owned, it offers respite to over-stressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and guaranteed security. Hardly have the team begun to unravel the complicated motives of the suspects when there is a second brutal murder.' ***True first edition of this P D James Adam Dalgliesh novel. Combe Island off the Cornish coast offers rest and seclusion to over-stressed professionals who have paid the price of getting to the top. Francis Benton-Smith is worried about working under Kate. Commander Adam Dalgliesh returns in The Lighthouse, PD James number three bestseller.

Kate Miskin has her own emotional baggage and the ambitious Anglo-Indian Sgt. ***Dalgliesh is uncertain about his future with Emma Lavenham, the woman he loves, Det. Adam Dalgliesh is called in to solve the mystery quickly and discreetly, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team. But the peace is violated when one of the distinguished visitors is murdered.

Very slight wear at one corner.*** 'Combe Island off the Cornish coast offers peace to overstressed men and women in positions of high authority who require privacy and security. Not price-clipped, showing the original publisher's price of £17.99. ***Near fine in blue boards with yellow titles to spine. Both authors have received many awards and both. ***First printing with full number string present: 2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1. P D James is, together with Ruth Rendell, one of the most enduring of British women crime fiction writers.

The Lighthouse by P.D. James