Death of an Expert Witness | Characters
Death of an Expert Witness, like most of James's mystery stories, features the Scotland Yard detective Commander Adam Dalgliesh, who appeared as Chief Inspector in her first novel, Cover Her Face, and who was subsequently promoted to Chief Superintendent. Dalgliesh is both a humanist and a police officer: he is a published writer of enigmatic poetry, read but not understood by most of his clients. The son of a vicar, he tells little of his past life. The fact of having lost his wife and son in childbirth allows him a certain detachment, yet he is not above romantic...
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