P d james adam dalgleish series

Fictional character in mystery novels by P. D. James

This article is about P.D. James' fictional detective. For a list of the 10 miniseries produced between 1983 and 1998, see Roy Marsden.

For the television series that began airing in 2021, see Dalgliesh (TV series). For the rugby union player, see Adam Dalgleish.

Fictional character

Adam Dalgliesh (DAL-gleesh) is a fictional character who is the protagonist of fourteen mystery novels by P.

D. James; the first being James's 1962 novel Cover Her Face. He also appears in the two novels featuring James's other detective, Cordelia Gray.

Character

In the first novel, Dalgliesh is a Detective Chief Inspector.

P d james adam dalgleish series

He eventually reaches the rank of Commander in the Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard, London. He is an intensely cerebral and private person. He writes poetry, a fact of which his colleagues are fond of reminding him. Several volumes of his poetry have been published.

Dalgliesh lives in a flat