{"product_id":"black-tower","title":"Black Tower","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING ADAM DALGLIESH SERIES FROM THE ‘QUEEN OF ENGLISH CRIME’ (\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE CWA SILVER DAGGER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A legend.’ \u003cb\u003eVAL MCDERMID\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘P. D. James took the classic crime novel and turned up the dial.’ \u003cb\u003eMICK HERRON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The best mysteries only get better with time and this is one of them!’ \u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePERFECT FOR FANS OF VAL MCDERMID, RUTH RENDELL AND ELLY GRIFFITHS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere’s something wrong about this place. Haven’t you noticed?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDalgliesh is recovering from a life-threatening illness when his elderly friend Father Baddeley reaches out for advice. By the time he can respond, Father Baddeley is dead. And his is not the first recent death at the Dorset home for the disabled where he worked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDalgliesh feels he must try to understand these deaths, even without official jurisdiction or support, but amid the growing suspicion of the residents, he can’t be sure either of them was murder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil another body is found – and Dalgliesh suddenly finds himself in very grave danger.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘The writing is excellent, the pitch of final terror beautifully sustained.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Golden age quality writing, hugely enjoyable . . . Atmospheric, intriguing and a pleasure to read.’ \u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A masterpiece.’ \u003cb\u003eEdmund Crispin, \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**Now a major Channel 5 series**\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e__________________________________________________________________________________\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eREADERS LOVE THE ADAM DALGLEISH SERIES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Adam Dalgleish is one of the best characters in modern detective fiction.’\u003cb\u003e 5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘If you are not already an Adam Dalgliesh fan, I urge you to become one . . . James can describe a scene or delineate a character with precision and depth, like no other writer I have read . . . I usually stay up all night to read a P. D. James novel once I start one.’ \u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘I would never give less than 5 stars to any P. D. James book. She is one of a kind, always constant, always wonderful writing, always great characters, and always a good mystery that you cannot put down.’\u003cb\u003e 5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘P.D. James writes mysteries for ordinary people. Her characters are relatable and her hero is dynamic. But don''t expect cell phones or computers. Her stories are strictly old school, which is what I love about them.’ \u003cb\u003e5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Crime writing at its very best!’\u003cb\u003e 5* reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRAISE FOR P. D. JAMES:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘P. D. James is the crème de la crème of crime writers. Her books are shrewd puzzles, full of wit and depth.’ \u003cb\u003eIAN RANKIN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Nobody can put the reader in the eye of the storm quite like P. D. James.’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One of the literary greats. Her sense of place was exquisite, characterisation and plotting unrivalled.’ \u003cb\u003eMARI HANNAH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘James manages a depth and intelligence that few in her trade can match.’\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘There are very few thriller writers who can compete with P. D. 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