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A Certain Justice

P. D. James

1997364 pagesabout 6–8 hours
1997
first published
  • 1997Knopf · 364 pages · ENGISBN 9780375401091
  • 1997Faber and Faber · 390 pages · ENGISBN 9780571191642
  • 1997Random House Large Print in association with Alfred A. Knopf · 591 pages · ENGISBN 9780679774525
  • 1998Penguin · 481 pages · ENGISBN 9780140274684
  • 2020Faber & Faber, Limited · 592 pages · ENGISBN 9780571354245
  • 2006Seal Books · 688 pages · ENGISBN 9780770429911
  • 1997Chivers Audio Books · ENGISBN 9780754000792
  • 2003Ballantine Books · 464 pages · ENGISBN 9780345425324

"Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished barrister. When she agrees to defend Garry Ashe, accused of the brutal murder of his aunt, it is one more opportunity to triumph in her career as a criminal lawyer. But Regina V. Ashe initiates events both frightening and unpredictable... Just four weeks later, Miss Aldridge is found dead in her Middle Temple chambers. Commander Adam Dalgliesh, called in to investigate, finds motives for murder among the clients Venetia has defended: her professional colleagues, her family - even her lover. As Dalgliesh and his team narrow the field of suspects, a second brutal murder draws them into greater complexiteis of intrigue and evil."

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AtmosphereNoir

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Plot intensityEventful

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ThemesJustice

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