Excellent condition paperback best-selling mystery from the pen of highly regarded novelist P. D. James. No crease at all in the spine, suggesting it hasn't been read at all. From shelf wear, perhaps, a very slight lower right front cover corner bend, but no other evidence of use. Glossy, color-retentive cover. Clean, no writing or markings. Another adventure of James' hero, Adam Dalgliesh. The reviewer of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch comments: "Elegantly construction, beautifully written...[this novel] is cause for rejoicing... [It] is that much-sought-after but rare combination of reading that both transports the reader to another world and engages the imagination."