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      A Mind to Murder

      by P.D. James
      Published
      Jan 1963
      Main Genre
      Police Procedural Police Procedural
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      256
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      An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Book 2

      About This Book

      When the administrative head of the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is found dead with a chisel in her heart, Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard is a called in to investigate. Dalgliesh must analyze the deep-seated anxieties and thwarted desires of patients and staff alike to determine which of their unresolved conflicts resulted in murder.

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      Suspense

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      Law Enforcement Mystery Police Procedural Traditional British

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      Jan 1963 G.K. Hall & Company ISBN13 9780816156450 ISBN10 081615645X
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