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      Devices and Desires

      by P.D. James
      Published
      Jan 1989
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      Police Procedural Police Procedural
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      480
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      An Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Book 8

      About This Book

      A serial killer stalking women on a lonely stretch of Norfolk coastland-that's only one of the passionate offenses awaiting Commander Adam Dalgliesh when he takes up residence in a picturesque windmill/cottage left to him by an eccentric aunt. Under the shadow of the nearby and increasingly controversial atomic power station, schemes for blackmail, a deadly lover's tryst, and an especially cold-blooded murder are being hatched and perpetrated. The motive for all these crimes is desire, but as Dalgliesh discovers, the devices for achieving each are as complex as the hopes, hurts, and fears that enmesh themselves in the human heart.

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      Law Enforcement Police Procedural

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      Serial Killers

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