The Lighthouse

Book #13 in the Adam Dalgliesh series

A secluded island retreat becomes a murder scene, unraveling secrets and testing loyalties.

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On Combe Island, a sanctuary for the elite, a visitor is found dead at the lighthouse. Commander Adam Dalgliesh, grappling with personal and team challenges, must solve the case. As tensions rise and another murder occurs, Dalgliesh faces a threat more dangerous than he imagined. Can he uncover the truth before it's too late?

From the publisher

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A secure and secluded retreat for the rich and powerful becomes the setting for an unsettling series of murders - Part of the bestselling mystery series that inspired Dalgliesh on Acorn TV Combe Island off the Cornish coast is a restful haven for the elite. But when one of its distinguished visitors is found hanging from the island’s famous lighthouse in what appears to have been a murder, the peace is shattered. Commander Adam Dalgliesh is called in to handle the sensitive case, but at a difficult time for him and his depleted team. He is uncertain about his future with his girlfriend Emma Lavenham; his principle detective Kate Miskin is going through an emotional crisis; and the ambitious Sergeant Francis Benton-Smith is not happy about having a female boss. After a second brutal killing, the whole investigation is jeopardized, and Dalgliesh is faced with a danger even more insidious than murder.

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