Death of an Expert Witness (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #6)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446314722 ISBN 13: 9780446314725

Publisher: Grand Central Pub, 1992

During his investigation of another crime, the senior biologist in a Cambridgeshire forensic medical laboratory is murdered and an investigation of his private life leads to many suspects

From the Back Cover:

"P.D. James is unbeatable." -- The Ottawa Citizen

"P.D. James is a remarkable writer." -- Ruth Rendell

"Shines with lucidity and firm intelligence." -- Newsweek

"A craftsman with a poet's vision... she not only detects evil but attempts to uncover the more elusive -- and enduring -- enigmas of the human psyche that lead to it." -- Time

From the Inside Flap:

Dr. Lorrimer appeared to be the picture of a bloodless, coldly efficient scientist. Only when his brutally slain body is discovered and his secret past dissected does the image begin to change. Once again, Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh learns that there is more to human beings than meets the eye -- and more to solving a murder than the obvious clues.