I've watched this a couple of times before, once (stoopidly) relatively recently, and I think it probably needs more sparse watching, because it's a relatively slowly-unfolding story. I know that Father Sebastian and Father Martin are afraid that the Church is planning to close it down. Very possibly, this has everything to do with the excellent TV adaptation starring Martin Shaw as Dalgliesh, Robert Hardy as Father Martin and Jesse Spencer as Raphael Arbuthnot.

Set on the wild coast of East Anglia, this number one bestseller is the fourteenth Adam Dalgliesh novel and a thrilling work of crime fiction possessing all of the qualities which distinguish P. Number 46 is at the northern end of Shepherd Market, formerly the location of Shepherds bindery, a five minute walk from Green Park tube station (Jubilee, Victoria and Piccadilly lines) and only slightly more from Bond Street station. This murder mystery is perfect to be listened to on a chilly evening under the duvet with the wind howling outside.

When the body of a theology student is found on the East Anglian coast his wealthy father demands a re-examination of the accidental death verdict.

She gave the buildings, the land and nearly all her furniture, and enough money--so she thought--to keep the college going for ever. D. James as a novelist: the sensitive evocation of place, a complex and credible mystery, respect for forensic detail, and the tension of a plot that never flags.And then, about thirty yards ahead, I saw what looked like a black bundle lying at the foot of the cliff. The coroner deemed his death as suicide, Ronald a prominent man is not happy with the ruling and asks Adam to investigate.