Innocent Blood (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #7) - Softcover

P. D. James

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446310042 ISBN 13: 9780446310048

Publisher: Warner Books, 1982

Synopsis

Philippa Palfrey, adopted as a child, believes herself to be the motherless, illegitimate daughter of an aristocratic father. At eighteen she exercises her right to find out the truth. What she discovers will change her life forever.Philippa enters a new and terrifying world and soon comes to realize that she is not the only one interested in her parents' whereabouts.Innocent Blood is both a mystery and a thriller, a superb novel that explores the themes of self-identity and the meaning of life.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"As suspenseful and tautly written as any of her detective stories--the psychological twists and turns will tantalize the reader as cunningly as a well-paced clue." -The New York Times

"P.D. James steps into territory occupied by Truman Capote, Shelby Foote, Carson McCullers, even Henry James." -The New Republic

"A superior thriller--tingling with suspense, difficult to put down." -Newsday

"A transfixing psychological thriller filled with searing suspense, a multi-twist plot and a remorseless eye for our sometimes monstrous needs and drives--It packs a powerful wallop." -Mademoiselle

From the Inside Flap:

An original novel of extraordinary power, Innocent Blood is the story of 18-year-old Philippa Palfrey, adopted as a child, who is plunged into a dangerous and terrifying world when she discovers the shocking truth about her natural parents - and learns that her birth mother is about to be released from prison. Innocent Blood is considered by many to be one of P.D. James' finest novels.

About this edition

• Publisher: Warner Books
• Publication date: 1982
• ISBN 10: 0446310042
• ISBN 13: 9780446310048
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback