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PD James
Innocent Blood

Innocent Blood

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.

“As a crime novel,” wrote the London Times, Innocent Blood is “the peak of the art.” “Flawlessly crafted…profoundly, masterfully moving,” Cosmopolitan concurred.

Author: PD James
Published: 1980
Page Count: 406

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