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PublisherTouchstone

ISBN-100743219635

ISBN-139780743219631

eBay Product ID (ePID)1897905

Product Key Features

Book TitleInnocent Blood

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicThrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, Mystery & Detective / General, Mystery & Detective / Traditional

Publication Year2001

GenreFiction

AuthorP.D. James

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight13.2 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2001-034152

ReviewsP. D. James has burst the bounds of her territory . . . and written a novel that is subtle, rich, allusive, and most cunningly plotted. . . . We are held in tingling suspense.

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal823/.914

SynopsisFrom New York Times bestselling author of the Adam Dalgleish mystery series comes a "flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving" ( Cosmopolitan ) standalone crime novel that is "the peak of the art" ( London Times ). Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir., Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir."As a crime novel," wrote theLondon Times, Innocent Bloodis "the peak of the art." "Flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving,"Cosmopolitanconcurred., Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir. "As a crime novel," wrote the London Times, Innocent Blood is "the peak of the art." "Flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving," Cosmopolitan concurred.

LC Classification NumberPR6060.A467I5 2001