{"product_id":"a-mind-to-murder-9780743219587","title":"A Mind to Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe second book to feature Scotland Yard investigator Adam Dalgliesh, \u003ci\u003eA Mind To Murder \u003c\/i\u003eis a \"superbly satisfying mystery\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e) from bestselling author P.D. James.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the surface, the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is one of the most reputable institutions in London. 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 of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate and quickly finds himself caught in a whirlwind of psychiatry, drugs, and deceit. Now he must analyze 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames, P. D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eP.D. James\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of twenty previous books, most of which have been filmed and broadcast on television in the United States and other countries. She spent thirty years in various departments of the British Civil Service, including the Police and Criminal Law Departments of Great Britain's Home Office. She has served as a magistrate and as a governor of the BBC. In 2000 she celebrated her eightieth birthday and published her autobiography, \u003ci\u003eTime to Be in Earnest\u003c\/i\u003e. The recipient of many prizes and honors, she was created Baroness James of Holland Park in 1991 and was inducted into the International Crime Writing Hall of Fame in 2008. She lives in London and Oxford.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames, P. D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - P. D. James (1920-2014) was born in Oxford in 1920. She worked in the National Health Service\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand the Home Office From 1949 to 1968, in both the Police Department and Criminal Policy Department. All that experience was used in her novels. She won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy, and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honour for Literature. She received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983 and was created a life peer in 1991.","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641401839890,"sku":"9780743219587","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97322703-214e-4e56-8df9-743ac5247b41.jpg?v=1733014487","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-mind-to-murder-9780743219587","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}