Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh #1)

by P. D. James

English language

Published April 15, 2001 by Scribner Paperback Fiction.

ISBN:: 978-0-7432-1957-0

(10 reviews)

Cover Her Face is the debut 1962 crime novel of P. D. James. It details the investigations by her poetry-writing detective Adam Dalgliesh into the death of a young, ambitious maid, surrounded by a family which has reasons to want her gone – or dead. The title is taken from a passage from John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi: "Cover her face. Mine eyes dazzle; she died young."

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4 stars

A strong introduction to one of mystery's great detectives. A tale of mystery, human frailty, foibles, and distrust.. provides the stage for our introduction to Adam Dalgliesh. This is certainly a worthwhile read to what I hope is a magnificent series.