<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir."--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Adopted as a child into a privileged family, Philippa Palfrey fantasizes that she is the daughter of an aristocrat and a parlor maid. The terrifying truth about her parents and a long-ago murder is only the first in a series of shocking betrayals. Philippa quickly learns that those who delve into the secrets of the past must be on guard when long-buried horrors begin to stir. <br> As a crime novel, wrote the <i>London Times, Innocent Blood</i> is the peak of the art. Flawlessly crafted...profoundly, masterfully moving, <i>Cosmopolitan</i> concurred.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"As a crime novel it is a peak of the art."-- "The Times (UK)"<br><br>"One of the finest, most absorbing craftsmen of the profession."-- "The Washington Post"<br><br>"One of the most chilling crime writers around."-- "Observer"<br><br>P. D. James has burst the bounds of her territory . . . and written a novel that is subtle, rich, allusive, and most cunningly plotted. . . . We are held in tingling suspense.-- "The New York Times"<br><br>The greatest contemporary writer of classic crime.-- "The Sunday Times (London)"<br>
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