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Character · Dalgliesh and his team · 15 books

Adam Dalgliesh

Scotland Yard detective and poet · P.D. James

Adam Dalgliesh is a Scotland Yard detective and poet.

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Character facts

First appearance
Cover Her Face (1962)
Latest appearance
The Private Patient (2008)
Books
15 (14 as lead, 1 minor)
Series
Adam Dalgliesh, Cordelia Gray
Author
P.D. James
Circle
Dalgliesh and his team

Where to meet Adam Dalgliesh

Adam Dalgliesh first appears in Cover Her Face (1962), as the lead, book 1 of the Adam Dalgliesh series.

Buy Cover Her Face

Every book with Adam Dalgliesh

In publication order, with the size of their role in each.

  1. 1962LCover Her Facelead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  2. 1963LA Mind to Murderlead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  3. 1967LUnnatural Causeslead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  4. 1971LShroud for a Nightingalelead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  5. 1972·An Unsuitable Job for a Womanminor role · Cordelia GrayCordelia meets him at the endBuy
  6. 1975LThe Black Towerlead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  7. 1977LDeath of an Expert Witnesslead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  8. 1986LA Taste for Deathlead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  9. 1989LDevices and Desireslead · Adam DalglieshOn holiday on the Norfolk coastBuy
  10. 1994LOriginal Sinlead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  11. 1997LA Certain Justicelead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  12. 2001LDeath in Holy Orderslead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  13. 2003LThe Murder Roomlead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  14. 2005LThe Lighthouselead · Adam DalglieshBuy
  15. 2008LThe Private Patientlead · Adam DalglieshBuy

Appears most often with

CharacterBooks together
Kate MiskinDetective inspector on Dalgliesh’s team7
Emma LavenhamCambridge academic3
Francis Benton-SmithDetective sergeant3
Piers TarrantDetective inspector3
John MassinghamDetective inspector2