Adam Dalgleish is a fictional character appearing in a series of mystery novels by British author P.D. James. He works at New Scotland Yard in London, starting out as a Detective Chief Inspector and rising through the ranks as the series progresses. Dalgliesh is a gentleman detective, a staple of British detective fiction.
Adam Dalgliesh made his first appearance all the way back in 1962 (in the first novel in the series, Cover Her Face) with over a dozen novels in the series ever since then. Below is a list of P.D. James’ Adam Dalgliesh books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):
Publication Order of Adam Dalgliesh Books
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Cover Her Face |
(1962) |
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A Mind to Murder |
(1963) |
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Unnatural Causes |
(1967) |
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Shroud for a Nightingale |
(1971) |
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The Black Tower |
(1975) |
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Death of an Expert Witness |
(1977) |
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A Taste for Death |
(1986) |
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Devices and Desires |
(1989) |
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Original Sin |
(1994) |
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A Certain Justice |
(1997) |
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Death in Holy Orders |
(2001) |
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The Murder Room |
(2003) |
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The Lighthouse |
(2005) |
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The Private Patient |
(2008) |