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Devices and Desires
P. D. James
When Commander Adam Dalgliesh visits Larksoken, a remote headland community on the Norfolk coast in the shadow of a nuclear power station, he expects to be engaged only in the sad business of tying up his aunt's estate. But the peace of Larksoken is illusory. A serial killer known as the Whistler is terrorising the neighbourhood...
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | October 6, 2005 |
| ISBN13 | 9780571228690 |
| Publishers | Faber & Faber |
| Pages | 608 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 10 mm · 910 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |
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