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Commander Adam Dalgliesh returns to find himself enmeshed in a terrifying story of passion and mystery -- and in love.

Commander Adam Dalgliesh, P. D. James's formidable and fascinating detective, returns to find himself enmeshed in a terrifying story of passion and mystery -- and in love.

The Dupayne, a small private museum in London devoted to the interwar years 1919 -- 1939, is in turmoil. As its trustees argue over whether it should be closed, one of them is brutally and mysteriously murdered. Yet even as Commander Dalgliesh and his team proceed with their investigation, a second corpse is discovered. Someone in the Dupayne is prepared to kill and kill again. Still more sinister, the murders appear to echo the notorious crimes of the past featured in one of the museum's galleries: the Murder Room.

The case is fraught with danger and complications from the outset, but for Dalgliesh the complications are unexpectedly profound. His new relationship with Emma Lavenham -- introduced in the last Dalgliesh novel, Death in Holy Orders -- is at a critical stage. Now, as he moves closer and closer to a solution to the puzzle, he finds himself driven further and further from commitment to the woman he loves.

The Murder Room is a powerful work of mystery and psychological intricacy from a master of the modern novel.

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This book is part of the "Adam Dalgliesh" series.
Here are some other books from this series:

Cover Her Face First published 1962 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.8/10

A Taste for Death First published 1986 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.7/10

Devices and Desires First published 1989 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.9/10

Shroud for a Nightingale First published 1971 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.5/10

Unnatural Causes First published 1967 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.3/10

A Certain Justice First published 1997 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.8/10

Original Sin First published 1994 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.7/10

The Lighthouse First published 2005 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.8/10

A Mind to Murder First published 1963 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.3/10

Death of an Expert Witness First published 1977 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:3.4/10

Death in Holy Orders First published 2001 Rank: , Original Star Rating: , Adjustred Star Rating: , Pop Rating:4.6/10

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