Book Series Guide

P. D. James · mystery series

Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries books in order

Fourteen crime novels featuring Commander Adam Dalgliesh, a Scotland Yard detective and poet.

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Publication order

  1. 1 Cover of Cover Her Face
    Cover Her Face

    Book 1 · novel · 1962

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  2. 2 Cover of A Mind to Murder
    A Mind to Murder

    Book 2 · novel · 1963

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  3. 3 Cover of Unnatural Causes
    Unnatural Causes

    Book 3 · novel · 1967

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  4. 4 Cover of Shroud for a Nightingale
    Shroud for a Nightingale

    Book 4 · novel · 1971

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  5. 5 Cover of The Black Tower
    The Black Tower

    Book 5 · novel · 1975

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  6. 6 Cover of Death of an Expert Witness
    Death of an Expert Witness

    Book 6 · novel · 1977

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  7. 7 Cover of A Taste for Death
    A Taste for Death

    Book 7 · novel · 1986

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  8. 8 Cover of Devices and Desires
    Devices and Desires

    Book 8 · novel · 1989

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  9. 9 Cover of Original Sin
    Original Sin

    Book 9 · novel · 1994

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  10. 10 Cover of A Certain Justice
    A Certain Justice

    Book 10 · novel · 1997

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  11. 11 Cover of Death in Holy Orders
    Death in Holy Orders

    Book 11 · novel · 2001

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  12. 12 Cover of The Murder Room
    The Murder Room

    Book 12 · novel · 2003

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  13. 13 Cover of The Lighthouse
    The Lighthouse

    Book 13 · novel · 2005

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  14. 14 Cover of The Private Patient
    The Private Patient

    Book 14 · novel · 2008

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