dalgliesh, adam (fictional character)

Adam Dalgliesh and his two young assistants search for clues in the deaths of two men found in the vestry of a London church--one rich and elegant, the other an alcoholic tramp.

Combe Island, located off the Cornish coast of England, has shed its bloodstained history of piracy and cruelty to become a haven for over-stressed men and women, but when one of its visitors is found dead, the island's peace is shattered and Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to find the killer.

Police Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is drawn into an explosive scenario of psychiatry, sex, and drugs, when he begins an investigation into the strange murder of the administrative head of London's Steen Psychiatric Clinic.