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Dalgliesh was too experienced to assume that fear implied guilt; it was often the most innocent who were the most terrified.

P.D. James

Dalgliesh was too experienced to assume that fear implied guilt; it was often the most innocent who were the most terrified.

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About P.D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer. Her rise to fame came with her series of detective novels featuring the police commander and poet, Adam Dalgliesh.