Adam Dalgliesh is the brainchild of author P.D. James. He holds the high position of Commander in the Met at New Scotland Yard in London. Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park (born 3 August 1920 in Oxford) is a British writer of crime fiction and member of the House of Lords. ... Alternative meanings: Scotland Yard (band), Scotland Yard board game New Scotland Yard, London New Scotland Yard, often referred to as simply Scotland Yard or The Yard, is the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Service, responsible for policing Greater London (although not the City of London itself). ...
Dalgliesh is an intensely cerebral and private person. He writes poetry, of which his colleagues are fond of reminding him. He lives in a flat above the Thames in the City of London.
His father was the rector of a country parish. Dalgliesh rose within the ranks of Scotland Yard, from Constable to his present rank as Commander. In his lengthy career, he has been quite astute and successful, and now heads a squad of CID officers working on only the most sensitive cases. Dalgliesh is featured in most of P.D. James' books.
AdamDalgliesh is a fictional character who has been the protagonist of thirteen mystery novels by P.
Dalgliesh, who holds the high position of Commander in the Metropolitan Police Service at New Scotland Yard in London, is an intensely cerebral and private person.
Jane Dalgliesh was Adam Dalgiesh's aunt and his sole living relative until her death prior to Devices and Desires.
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