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Adam Dalgliesh

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Adam Dalgliesh (pronounced "dal-gleash") is a fictional character who has been the protagonist of fourteen mystery novels by P. D. James; the first being James's 1962 novel Cover Her Face. [1]

65 relations: A Certain Justice, A Mind to Murder, A Taste for Death (James novel), An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, Barrister, BBC, BBC Radio 4, Birdwatching, Character (arts), Chief inspector, Chief superintendent, City of London, Club (organization), Commander, Cooper Car Company, Cordelia Gray, Cottage, Cover Her Face, Death in Holy Orders, Death of an Expert Witness, Detective fiction, Devices and Desires, Gentleman detective, House of Lords, Inspector Morse, ITV (TV network), ITV Anglia, Jaguar Cars, Jaguar XJS, Jane Austen, Janie Dee, Jensen-Healey, Martin Shaw, Mel Martin, Metropolitan Police Service, Mr. Darcy, Mystery fiction, Norfolk, Original Sin (James novel), P. D. James, Penny Downie, Philip Franks, Poetry, Pride and Prejudice, Private investigator, Queenhithe, Robert Pugh, Robin Ellis, Roy Marsden, Scotland Yard, ..., Seminary, Severe acute respiratory syndrome, Shroud for a Nightingale, Suffolk, The Black Tower, The Fens, The Lighthouse (James novel), The Murder Room, The Private Patient, The Skull Beneath the Skin, Tim Dutton, United States, University of Cambridge, Unnatural Causes, William Beck (actor). Expand index (15 more) »

A Certain Justice

A Certain Justice is an Adam Dalgliesh novel by P. D. James, published in 1997.

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A Mind to Murder

A Mind to Murder (1963) is a crime novel by P. D. James, the second in her Adam Dalgliesh series.

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A Taste for Death (James novel)

A Taste for Death is a crime novel by British writer P. D. James, seventh in the popular Commander Adam Dalgliesh series.

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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is the title of a 1972 detective novel by P. D. James and of a TV series of four dramas developed from that novel.

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Barrister

A barrister (also known as barrister-at-law or bar-at-law) is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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BBC Radio 4

BBC Radio 4 is a radio station owned and operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes including news, drama, comedy, science and history.

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Birdwatching

Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity or citizen science.

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Character (arts)

A character (sometimes known as a fictional character) is a person or other being in a narrative (such as a novel, play, television series, film, or video game).

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Chief inspector

Chief inspector (Ch Insp) is a rank used in police forces which follow the British model.

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Chief superintendent

Chief superintendent is a senior rank in police forces, especially in those organised on the British model.

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City of London

The City of London is a city and county that contains the historic centre and the primary central business district (CBD) of London.

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Club (organization)

A club is an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal.

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Commander

Commander is a common naval and air force officer rank.

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Cooper Car Company

The Cooper Car Company is a car manufacturer founded in December 1947 by Charles Cooper and his son John Cooper.

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Cordelia Gray

Cordelia Gray is the protagonist of P. D. James's An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and of The Skull Beneath the Skin.

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Cottage

A cottage is, typically, a small house.

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Cover Her Face

Cover Her Face is the debut 1962 crime novel of P. D. James.

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Death in Holy Orders

Death in Holy Orders is a 2001 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James.

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Death of an Expert Witness

Death of an Expert Witness is an Adam Dalgliesh novel by P. D. James, published in 1977.

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Detective fiction

Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction and mystery fiction in which an investigator or a detective—either professional, amateur or retired—investigates a crime, often murder.

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Devices and Desires

Devices and Desires is a 1989 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James.

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Gentleman detective

The gentleman detective is a type of fictional character.

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House of Lords

The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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Inspector Morse

Detective Chief Inspector Endeavour Morse GM is the eponymous fictional character in the series of detective novels by British author Colin Dexter.

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ITV (TV network)

ITV is a British commercial TV network.

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ITV Anglia

ITV Anglia, previously known as Anglia Television or Anglia, is the ITV franchise holder for the East of England.

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Jaguar Cars

Jaguar is the luxury vehicle brand of Jaguar Land Rover, a British multinational car manufacturer with its headquarters in Whitley, Coventry, England and owned by the Indian company Tata Motors since 2008.

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Jaguar XJS

The Jaguar XJ-S (later XJS), a luxury grand tourer, was produced by the British manufacturer Jaguar from 1975 to 1996.

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Jane Austen

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

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Janie Dee

Janie Dee (born 20 June 1962) is a British actress and singer.

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Jensen-Healey

The Jensen-Healey (1972–76) is a British two-seater convertible sports car, the best-selling Jensen of all time.

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Martin Shaw

Martin Shaw (born 21 January 1945) is an English actor.

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Mel Martin

Melanie Jayne "Mel" Martin (born 1947) is an English actor.

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Metropolitan Police Service

The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), commonly known as the Metropolitan Police and informally as the Met, is the territorial police force responsible for law enforcement in Greater London, excluding the "square mile" of the City of London, which is the responsibility of the City of London Police.

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Mr. Darcy

Fitzwilliam Darcy, generally referred to as Mr.

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Mystery fiction

Mystery fiction is a genre of fiction usually involving a mysterious death or a crime to be solved.

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Norfolk

Norfolk is a county in East Anglia in England.

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Original Sin (James novel)

Original Sin is a 1994 detective novel in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James.

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P. D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English crime writer.

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Penny Downie

Penny Downie (born 1954) is an Australian actress, noted for her appearances on British television.

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Philip Franks

Philip Franks (born 2 February 1956) is an English actor and theatre director, known to the public chiefly for his roles in English television series, such as The Darling Buds of May and Heartbeat.

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Poetry

Poetry (the term derives from a variant of the Greek term, poiesis, "making") is a form of literature that uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language—such as phonaesthetics, sound symbolism, and metre—to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, the prosaic ostensible meaning.

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Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813.

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Private investigator

A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI and informally called a private eye), a private detective, or inquiry agent, is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services.

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Queenhithe

Queenhithe is a small and ancient ward of the City of London, situated by the River Thames and to the south of St. Paul's Cathedral.

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Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh (born 1950) is a Welsh actor, who played Craster in the HBO series Game of Thrones.

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Robin Ellis

Anthony Robin Ellis (born 8 January 1942) is an English actor best known for his role as Captain Ross Poldark in 29 episodes of the BBC classic series Poldark, adapted from a series of books by the late British author Winston Graham.

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Roy Marsden

Roy Marsden (born Roy Anthony Mould; 25 June 1941) is an English actor, who is probably best known for his portrayal of Adam Dalgliesh in the Anglia Television dramatisations of P. D. James's detective novels.

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Scotland Yard

Scotland Yard (officially New Scotland Yard) is a metonym for the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS), the territorial police force responsible for policing most of London.

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Seminary

Seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, Early-Morning Seminary, and divinity school are educational institutions for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination as clergy, academia, or ministry.

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is a viral respiratory disease of zoonotic origin caused by the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV).

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Shroud for a Nightingale

Shroud for a Nightingale is a 1971 detective novel written by PD James in her Adam Dalgliesh series.

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Suffolk

Suffolk is an East Anglian county of historic origin in England.

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The Black Tower

The Black Tower is an Adam Dalgliesh novel by P.D. James, published in 1975.

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The Fens

The Fens, also known as the, are a coastal plain in eastern England.

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The Lighthouse (James novel)

The Lighthouse is a 2005 novel by P. D. James, the thirteenth book in the classic Adam Dalgliesh mystery series.

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The Murder Room

The Murder Room is a 2003 detective novel and the 12th in the Adam Dalgliesh series by P. D. James.

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The Private Patient

The Private Patient (2008) is a crime novel by English author P. D. James, the fourteenth and last in her popular Adam Dalgliesh series.

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The Skull Beneath the Skin

The Skull Beneath The Skin is a 1982 detective novel by P. D. James, featuring her female private detective Cordelia Gray.

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Tim Dutton

Tim Dutton (born 1 January 1964) is a British actor.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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Unnatural Causes

Unnatural Causes (1967) is a detective novel by English crime writer P. D. James.

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William Beck (actor)

William Beck is a Welsh-born actor, best known for his appearances on television in the United Kingdom as Royston White on BBC One drama series Robin Hood, and Dylan Keogh on BBC One drama series Casualty where he is a fan favorite and has also appeared in popular feature films such as Snatch, directed by Guy Ritchie.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Dalgliesh

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