DescriptionStepsisters Olivia and Emily are at daggers drawn until the arrival of their half-sister, Rosie, when they unite in their hatred of the newcomer. Rosie can look after herself, though, and cunningly throws secret spanners in the works for her sisters.
DescriptionWhen Nurse Pearce died grotesquely within the precincts of Nightingale House (Nurse Training School), murder was strongly suspected. Chief Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh came in to investigate, and he rapidly found himself caught in a deadly web of intrigue and corruption. But he wasn't sure if the girl had been the intended victim, and then another nurse died.
DescriptionAdam Dalgliesh, newly promoted to the rank of commander, is facing a crisis in his career. Dissatisfied with his work, restless and vulnerable, he thinks of resigning from the Force. However, an invitation to visit an old family friend in Dorset appeals to Dalgliesh. But when he arrives at Toynton Grange, a private home for the disabled, he discovers that his host has died suddenly. Other more mysterious deaths follow, and Dalgliesh finds that the 'problem' is an enclosed world seething with malice, intrigue, hatred, and murder.
DescriptionCommander Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard has just published a new book of poems, and has taken a brief respite from publicity on remote Larksoken headland on the Norfolk coast. But he cannot so easily escape murder. A psychopathic strangler of young women is at large in Norfolk, and getting nearer to Larksoken with every killing. When murder reaches the headland one moonlit night, Dalgliesh finds himself involved in a particularly horrible crime, and in the tangled emotions and motives of the suspects.
