Devices & Desires - Dalgleish 08 by P.D. James

Author:P.D. James
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Mystery
ISBN: 9781400076246
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2010-06-19T23:00:00+00:00

Oliphant asked: 'And was the balance of his mind disturbed, sir?'

Mair turned on him his ironic and speculative gaze. 'I have no way of knowing the state of his mind, Sergeant. What I am sure of is that he killed himself and that he did it unaided. No doubt at the time he felt he had sufficient reason. Dr Gledhill was a manic depressive. He coped courageously with his disability and it rarely interfered with his work. But with that psychological make-up, suicide is always an above-average risk. And if you agree that the three deaths are unrelated, then we needn't waste time on the first two. Or was your statement, Chief Inspector, intended as a general commiseration?'

Rickards said: 'Just a comment, sir.' He went on: 'One of your staff, Miles Lessingham, found Christine Baldwin's body. He told us then that he was on his way to have dinner with you and Miss Mair. I suppose he gave you all a graphic description of his experience. Natural I'd say. Difficult thing to keep to yourself

Mair said calmly: 'Virtually impossible, wouldn't you say?' He added: 'Among friends.'

'Which he was, of course. All friends together, including

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