Title: Original sin /
Authors: James, P. D.
Publisher: Knopf : Distributed by Random House,
Year: 1995
Subjects: Dalgliesh, Adam Fiction.; Publishers and publishing England London Fiction.; Police England London Fiction; London (England) Fiction.
Abstract: In London, the managing director of a stately publishing house is found dead, a stuffed snake in his mouth. The suspects are many: a rejected author, a discarded mistress, a resentful employee, to mention just a few. Commander Adam Dalgliesh sifts through their lives and the company's finances in order to find the killer.