Description
Original Sin by P.D. James is the ninth instalment in the acclaimed Adam Dalgliesh series, delivering a sophisticated and atmospheric mystery set in the exclusive world of London publishing. When the body of Gerard Etienne, the ambitious and ruthless managing director of the historic Peverell Press, is discovered in his office, Commander Dalgliesh and his team are called to investigate. With its mock-Venetian palace setting on the Thames, the scene is as theatrical as it is sinister.
Etienne had no shortage of enemies—a bitter ex-lover, a wronged author, disgruntled staff, and a workplace already shadowed by a recent suicide. But as Dalgliesh delves deeper, the layers of secrecy and betrayal only thicken. The initial murder is just the beginning of a case that grows increasingly complex, with more lives at stake and the killer always a step ahead.
Original Sin is classic P.D. James: intellectually rich, elegantly written, and masterfully plotted. A must-read for fans of literary crime fiction and character-driven detective stories.
