Innocent Blood
Apr 2012 · Sold by Simon and Schuster
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From New York Times bestselling author of the Adam Dalgleish mystery series comes a "flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving" (Cosmopolitan) stand-alone psychological crime novel that is "the peak of the art" (London Times).
Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. When she begins searching for her biological parents, The terrifying truth about her origins and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into buried family secrets must be on guard when long-hidden horrors begin to stir.
Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. When she begins searching for her biological parents, The terrifying truth about her origins and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into buried family secrets must be on guard when long-hidden horrors begin to stir.
From New York Times bestselling author of the Adam Dalgleish mystery series comes a "flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving" (Cosmopolitan) stand-alone psychological crime novel that is "the peak of the art" (London Times).
Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palf...
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August 27, 2012
I thought this book was superb. Beautifully written...only one sympathetic character but all of them well developed and fascinating.
About the author
P. D. James (1920–2014) was born in Oxford in 1920. She worked in the National Health Service and the Home Office From 1949 to 1968, in both the Police Department and Criminal Policy Department. All that experience was used in her novels. She won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy, and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honour for Literature. She received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983 and was created a life peer in 1991.
P. D. James (1920–2014) was born in Oxford in 1920. She worked in the National Health Service and the Home Office From 1949 to 1968, in both the Police Department and Criminal Policy Department. All that experience was used in her novels. She won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Ital...
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