Original Sin

Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces a perplexing murder in the high-stakes world of London book publishing. The victim is Gerard Etienne, a brilliant but divisive managing director found dead under strange circumstances at the venerable Peverell Press. With a list of enemies including a scorned lover, a humiliated author, and rebellious colleagues, Dalgliesh must navigate a web of secrets to find a killer ready to strike again.