Innocent Blood - Softcover

James, P. D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140129596 ISBN 13: 9780140129595

Publisher: Penguin, 1989

Synopsis

Now 18, Philippa, the adopted daughter of Maurice Palfrey, has claimed her birth certificate from the Register Office, and, with it, a terrible discovery. In another part of London, Norman Scase is steeling himself to meet Philippa's mother - the murderer of his daughter.

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Review

"Immensely readable, bright...P.D. James is capable of handling her themes with astonishing clarity: not to simplify things for us, but to give us the crisp honesty of her novelistic perceptions."--"The New York Times Book Review ""Subtle, rich, allusive, and positively Shakespearean."--"The New York Times ""A superbly crafted psychological story of a search for identity, revenge and redemption."--"Toronto Star ""As suspenseful and tautly written as any of her detective stories -- the psychological twists and turns will tantalize the reader as cunningly as a well-paced clue."--"The New York Times ""P.D. James steps into territory occupied by Truman Capote, Shelby Foote, Carson McCullers, even Henry James."--"The New Republic ""A superior thriller--tingling with suspense, difficult to put down."--"Newsday ""A transfixing psychological thriller filled with searing suspense, a multi-twist plot and a remorseless eye for our sometimes monstrous needs and drives -- It packs a powerful wallop."--"Mademoiselle"

Book Description

Innocent Blood is a stand-alone thriller and chilling mystery from P.D. James, the bestselling author ofDeath Comes to Pemberley and Children of Men.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0140129596
• ISBN 13: 9780140129595
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 320