| A Mind To Murder | |
| Author: | P. D. James |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Adam Dalgliesh #2 |
| Genre: | Crime, mystery |
| Publisher: | Faber |
| Release Date: | 1963 |
| Media Type: | |
| Oclc: | 46386132 |
| Preceded By: | Cover Her Face |
| Followed By: | Unnatural Causes |
A Mind to Murder (1963) is a crime novel by English writer P. D. James, the second in her Adam Dalgliesh series.[1]
In a psychiatric clinic late one night, the piercing scream of a dying woman shatters the calm, and Detective Superintendent Dalgliesh is called away from his literary soiree to investigate. He soon finds the body of a clinic employee sprawled across the cold basement floor, a chisel driven mercilessly through her heart; and so marks the beginning of a deadly psychological battle with an intellectual, predatory killer who feels no remorse, no regret and no self-control over darker impulses...
Chicago Daily News wrote about the novel: "With discernment, depth and craftsmanship, A Mind to Murder is a superbly satisfying mystery."[2]