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Directed by:
Andrew GrieveScreenplay:
Michael ChaplinCinematography:
Chris O'DellComposer:
Julian NottCast:
Roy Marsden, Ian Bannen, Cathryn Harrison, Sylvia Syms, Tim Dutton, Rowena Cooper, Eoin McCarthy, Gabrielle Lloyd, James Wilby, Carolyn Pickles, Jonathan Coy (more)Plots(1)
Book publishing is always a competitive business. At Peverell Press, it's becoming cutthroat.
Scotland Yard's Adam Dalgliesh is called to the venerable publishing house by one of his longtime literary heroes to look into a stream of hate mail received by some members of Peverell's Board.
When a series of macabre deaths occur, Dalgliesh and his young DI team uncover a snake pit of family rivalry, sexual jealousy and dark secrets. It appears that the answer to murder lies buried deep in the past but whose?
Dalgliesh faces a long line of suspects and a murderer prepares to kill again.
(official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Roy Marsden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/280/164280124_92425c.jpg)
Roy Marsden
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Shroud for a Nightingale (1984) (series)
A Taste for Death (1988) (series)
![Ian Bannen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270764_9cb143.jpg)
Ian Bannen
UK
Best series:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (1979) (series)
Original Sin (1997) (series)
![Cathryn Harrison](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/725/163725075_184eae.jpg)
Cathryn Harrison
UK
Best series:
Robin of Sherwood (1984) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Bergerac (1981) (series)
![Sylvia Syms](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/565/161565303_47c073.jpg)
Sylvia Syms
UK
Best series:
Gentleman Jack (2019) (series)
Rev. (2010) (series)
The Jury (2002) (series)
![Tim Dutton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/109/309/109309576_f6ee7b.jpg)
Tim Dutton
UK
Best series:
Genius (2017) (series)
Poldark (2015) (series)
Death in Paradise (2011) (series)
Rowena Cooper
Best series:
The Jewel in the Crown (1984) (series)
Spaced (1999) (series)
The Brittas Empire (1991) (series)
Eoin McCarthy
Ireland
Best series:
Cadfael (1994) (series)
Original Sin (1997) (series)
Roman Mysteries (2007) (series)
Gabrielle Lloyd
Best series:
A Taste for Death (1988) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Tenth Kingdom (2000) (series)
![James Wilby](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/893/162893091_30a2a3.jpg)
James Wilby
Best series:
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (series)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
![Carolyn Pickles](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/712/163712185_1e040b.jpg)
Carolyn Pickles
UK
Best series:
Broadchurch (2013) (series)
Chancer (1990) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Jonathan Coy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/628/159628185_e5e472.png)
Jonathan Coy
UK
Best series:
Downton Abbey (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Rome (2005) (series)
![David Dixon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/780/160780288_297a29.jpg)
David Dixon
UK
Best series:
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981) (series)
Original Sin (1997) (series)
Brooke Kinsella
UK
Best series:
The Vice (1999) (series)
Original Sin (1997) (series)
The Bill (1984) (series)
David de Keyser
UK
Best series:
Yes, Prime Minister (1986) (series)
Rome (2005) (series)
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
![Lizzy McInnerny](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/692/163692106_f7b8f4.jpg)
Lizzy McInnerny
UK
Best series:
The Haunting (2018) (series)
Behind Her Eyes (2021) (series)
Back to Life (2019) (series)