Innocent Blood

Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir.

"As a crime novel," wrote the London Times, Innocent Blood is "the peak of the art." "Flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving," Cosmopolitan concurred.

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“One of the finest, most absorbing craftsmen of the profession.” (The Washington Post)

“A champion of the detective mystery.” (The New York Times)

“One of the most chilling crime writers around.” (Observer)

"The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime." (The Sunday Times (London))

“As a crime novel it is a peak of the art.” (The Times (UK))

"P. D. James has burst the bounds of her territory . . . and written a novel that is subtle, rich, allusive, and most cunningly plotted. . . . We are held in tingling suspense." (The New York Times)

“One of the finest, most absorbing craftsmen of the profession.” (The Washington Post)

“One of the most chilling crime writers around.” (Observer)

"The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime." (The Sunday Times (London))

“As a crime novel it is a peak of the art.” (The Times (UK))

"P. D. James has burst the bounds of her territory . . . and written a novel that is subtle, rich, allusive, and most cunningly plotted. . . . We are held in tingling suspense." (The New York Times)