Death in Holy Orders

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SUNDAY TELEGRAPH PERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS __________________________________________________________________________________ I don't think I'm being fanciful – there is something strange about this death.

When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of coast in East Anglia, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard re-examine the verdict of accidental death. Commander Adam Dalgliesh reluctantly agrees to visit the young man's theological college, St Anselm's – a place he visited as a boy. He expects no more than a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence.

Instead, he finds himself embroiled in intrigue, secrets and mystery as the college is torn apart by a sacrilegious and horrifying murder . . . __________________________________________________________________________________

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