Death in Holy Orders
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| Author | P. D. James |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Series | Adam Dalgliesh stories # 11 |
| Genre(s) | Crime, Mystery novel |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Released | 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 640 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-375-43117-9 (first edition, hardback) |
| Preceded by | A Certain Justice |
| Followed by | The Murder Room |
Death in Holy Orders is a 2001 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James. It is set in an Anglican theological college on the coast of East Anglia.
The novel centers around the murder of an Anglican Archdeacon, who comes to inspect the premises, and subsequent murders on the Church grounds. The book gives insight into the structure of the Anglican Church and its priest training.
The novel was adapted for television as part of a BBC series of made-for-TV movies.[1]
