The Murder Room

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Title The Murder Room
Author P. D. James
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Adam Dalgliesh
Genre(s) Crime, Mystery
Publisher Faber & Faber
Released 2003
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN ISBN 0571218210
Preceded by Death in Holy Orders
Followed by The Lighthouse

The Murder Room is a 2003 detective novel and the 12th in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James. It takes place in London, particularly in a private museum on the edge of Hampstead Heath in the London Borough of Camden.

The book centers around a series of murders in the fashion displayed in the museum's Murder Room, where relics of historic murders are displayed. It explores the curious relationships of the museum's trustees and their employees.