Adam Dalgleish is a fictional character appearing in a series of mystery novels by British author P.D. James. He works at New Scotland Yard in London, starting out as a Detective Chief Inspector and rising through the ranks as the series progresses. Dalgliesh is a gentleman detective, a staple of British detective fiction.

Adam Dalgliesh made his first appearance all the way back in 1962 (in the first novel in the series, Cover Her Face) with over a dozen novels in the series ever since then. Below is a list of P.D. James’ Adam Dalgliesh books in order of when they were originally published (which is the same as their chronological order):

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Publication Order of Adam Dalgliesh Books

Cover Her Face(1962)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Mind to Murder(1963)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Unnatural Causes(1967)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Shroud for a Nightingale(1971)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Black Tower(1975)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of an Expert Witness(1977)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Taste for Death(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Devices and Desires(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Original Sin(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Certain Justice(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death in Holy Orders(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Murder Room(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Lighthouse(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Private Patient(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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