Adam Dalgliesh book 11 · 2001
Death in Holy Orders
At a theological college on the Suffolk coast, a student is found dead, buried under sand.
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Book facts
- Author
- P.D. James
- Series
- Adam Dalgliesh, book 11 of 14
- Published
- 2001
- Setting
- Set in London
- Characters charted
- 4
- Chart confidence
- High
Who is in Death in Holy Orders
4 recurring or key characters from P.D. James’s chart. Introduces Emma Lavenham.
Lead 1
- Adam DalglieshScotland Yard detective and poet
Major 3
- Kate MiskinDetective inspector on Dalgliesh’s team
- Piers TarrantDetective inspector
- Emma LavenhamFirst appearanceCambridge academicMeets Dalgliesh
Also featuring these characters
Other P.D. James books that share the most characters with Death in Holy Orders.
- The Lighthouse2005 · Adam Dalgliesh · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- The Private Patient2008 · Adam Dalgliesh · 3 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- Original Sin1994 · Adam Dalgliesh · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon
- A Taste for Death1986 · Adam Dalgliesh · 2 shared charactersBuy on Amazon