Four previously uncollected stories from one of the great mystery writers of our time --swift, cunning murder mysteries (two of which feature the young Adam Dalgliesh) that together, to borrow the author's own word, add up to a delightful...
Hired as a bodyguard to faded actress Clarissa Lisle, the recent recipient of numerous death threats, Cordelia Gray accompanies the actress to an island castle, whose owner collects funeral...
Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh was looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt's cottage on Monksmere Head. There would be long walks, tea in front of the fire, and, best of all, no corpses. But he reckoned without the discovery of crime-writer...
Nadinspektor Dalgliesh wyjeżdża do ciotki Jane, na wsi w Suffolk. Jest zmęczony ostatnią sprawą, która kosztowała go wiele wysiłku. Ma nadzieję, że oderwie się od morderstw i pracy. Tymczasem do...