Adam Dalgliesh books in order
Adam Dalgliesh is a series of 15 books by P. D. James: 4,709 pages in the 12 with a known length, about 86 hours of reading. Shown in the numbered order.
- 15
- books
- 4,709
- pages in 12 of them
- 86 hours
- to read those 12
- 173 days
- at 30 minutes a day
Cover Her Face 4.7 h 2 
A Mind to Murder 4.7 h 3 
Unnatural Causes 4.7 h 4 
Shroud for a Nightingale 6.2 h 5 
The Black Tower 5.5 h 6 
Death of a Expert Witness 6.5 h 
A Taste for Death 9.4 h 
Devices and Desires 9.4 h 
Original Sin 9.9 h 10 
A Certain Justice 8.6 h 
Death in Holy Orders 9.1 h 
The Lighthouse 7.8 h Bar height shows length. Books without a number have no number in our records.
The books
- 1
Cover Her Face 1962 4.7 h
When a sly and sensuous young woman who had used her body and her brains to climb the social ladder is murdered by someone who had clearly decided that the wages of sin should be…
- 2
A Mind to Murder 1963 4.7 h
A piercing scream, shattering the evening calm, brings Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh hurrying from his literary party to the nearby Steen Psychiatric Clinic, where he discovers…
- 3
Unnatural Causes 1962 4.7 h
Maurice Seton was a famous mystery writer—but no murder he ever invented was more grisly than his own death.
- 4
Shroud for a Nightingale 1971 6.2 h
The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering.
- 5
The Black Tower 1975 5.5 h
Scotland Yard Inspector Adam Dalgliesh races to solve a twisted murder in bestselling author P.D. James’ classic mystery The Black Tower, hailed as “splendid, macabre” by the…
- 6
Death of a Expert Witness 1977 6.5 h
Tras la muerte violenta de un forense mientras trabaja.
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Death of an Expert Witness 1977 length not known
- 7
A Taste for Death 1986 9.4 h
When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How…
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Devices and Desires 1989 9.4 h
Featuring the famous Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Devices and Desires is a thrilling and insightfully crafted novel of fallible people caught in a net of secrets, ambitions, and…
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Original Sin 1994 9.9 h
- 10
A Certain Justice 1997 8.6 h
"Venetia Aldridge QC is a distinguished barrister.
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Death in Holy Orders 2001 9.1 h
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The Murder Room 2003 length not known
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The Lighthouse 2005 7.8 h
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The Private Patient 2008 length not known
How much is left
| After book 1, Cover Her Face | about 82 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 2, A Mind to Murder | about 77 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 3, Unnatural Causes | about 72 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 4, Shroud for a Nightingale | about 66 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 5, The Black Tower | about 61 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After book 6, Death of a Expert Witness | about 54 hours left, not counting 3 books of unknown length |
| After Death of an Expert Witness | about 54 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 7, A Taste for Death | about 45 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After Devices and Desires | about 35 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After Original Sin | about 25 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After book 10, A Certain Justice | about 17 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After Death in Holy Orders | about 8 hours left, not counting 2 books of unknown length |
| After The Murder Room | about 8 hours left, not counting 1 book of unknown length |
Reading the whole series
About 86 hours 20 minutes
12 of 15 books, 4,709 pages. Estimated at 250 words a minute.
173 days (about 25 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.