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Death of an Expert Witness by P.D. James

3.0

Dalgleish and DI John Massingham are called out to the fens near Ely to investigate the murder of a Principle Science Officer at a forensic lab. The murder occurs inside the locked laboratory after hours, and because the victim was so disliked many people have motives for the murder. Little forensic evidence exists, and much of the center section of the book consists of Dalgleish's interviews of the various individuals associated with the forensic lab. At several points, Massingham comments (internally) on Dalgleish's expertise as an interviewer and investigator. Dalgleish similarly reflects on Massingham's ruthlessness. Many broken individuals, marriages, and children are caught up in the investigation.