num_pages: 225
description: On the surface, the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is one of the most reputable institutions in Lindon. but when the administrative head is found dead with a chisel in her heart, that distinguished facade begins to crumble as the truth emerges. Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh pf Scotland Yard is called in to investigate and quickly find himself caught in a whirlwind of psychiatry, sex, drug and deceit. Now he must analyse the deep-seated anxieties and thwarted desires of patients and staff alike to determine which of their unresolved conflicts has resulted in murder and stop a cunning killer before the next blow.
language: English
title: A Mind To Murder
titlecomplete: A Mind To Murder (Adam Dalgliesh, #2)
characters: Dr. Henry Etherege, Miss Ruth Kettle, Mrs. Amy Shorthouse, Nurse Marion Bolam, Adam Dalgliesh, Mr. Lauder, Dr. Mary Ingram, Miss Enid Bolam, Sister Ambrose, Peter Nagle, Jennifer Priddy, Dr. James Baguley, Dr. Paul Steiner, Dr. Frederica Saxon
genres: Fiction, Mystery, British Literature, Thriller, Murder Mystery, Detective, Mystery Thriller, 20th Century, Crime, Audiobook
ratings_count: 13577
series: Adam Dalgliesh
publisher: Faber and Faber