<p><font><b>Now a major Channel 5 series</b></font><br><br>''The Queen of Crime.'' <b><i>New York Times</i></b><br><br><b>An unfinished manuscript. A murder stranger than fiction. </b><br><br>Battered by the conclusion of a particularly brutal murder case in London, Superintendent Adam Dalgleish decides to escape to the countryside for a hard-earned break.<br><br>But before long, the discovery of the mutilated body of a local crime writer sends shock waves through the small town of Monksmere, where Dalgliesh is staying. Faced with such a macabre crime, Dalgleish feels compelled to join the investigation ¿ but as he delves into the dead man¿s secrets, the case seems poised to take another murderous turn. . .<br><br>¿We¿re hooked.¿ <i><b>Evening Standard</b></i><br><br>¿P. D. James is an addictive writer.¿ <b>Anita Brookner</b></p>