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The Black Tower
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The fifth mystery in the acclaimed and bestselling Adam Dalgliesh series by “the reigning mistress of murder”(Time), P.D. James, is now available on CD.
Just recovered from a grave illness, Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called to the bedside of an elderly priest. When Dalgliesh arrives, Father Baddeley is dead. Is it merely his own brush with mortality that causes Dalgliesh to sense the shadow of death about to fall once more?
"Splendid, macabre"–London Sunday Telegraph
"THE BLACK TOWER is a masterpiece."–London Sunday Times

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Edition:
Unabridged
Street Date:
02/03/2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781415961469
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APA Citation (style guide)

P. D. James. (2009). The Black Tower. Unabridged Books on Tape.

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P. D. James. 2009. The Black Tower. Books on Tape.

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P. D. James, The Black Tower. Books on Tape, 2009.

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P. D. James. The Black Tower. Unabridged Books on Tape, 2009.

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Just recovered from a grave illness, Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called to the bedside of an elderly priest. When Dalgliesh arrives, Father Baddeley is dead. Is it merely his own brush with mortality that causes Dalgliesh to sense the shadow of death about to fall once more?
"Splendid, macabre"–London Sunday Telegraph
"THE BLACK TOWER is a masterpiece."–London Sunday Times

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"Splendid, macabre"–London Sunday Telegraph
"THE BLACK TOWER is a masterpiece."–London Sunday Times

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