Other editions of book A Mind to Murder

The Steen Psychiatric Clinic enjoys the most enviable reputation in London. But when its administrative head dies with a chisel driven through her heart, a powerful phallic symbol clutched in her arms, its luster suddenly dims. Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh gets a call. He finds not only psychiatry, but sex and drugs. Clues point to a cunning killer whose web may even include Dalgliesh himself.

Warner Books/Mystery Mass Market Paperback with 256 pages - copyright 1982, reissued 1996 - On the surface, the Steen Psychiatric Clinic has always been one of the most eminent institutions in London. But when its administrative head is found with a chisel in her heart and a weird wooden phallic symbol in her arms, the terrifying truth begins to emerge.

When the administrative head of the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is found dead with a chisel in her heart, Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate. Dalgliesh must analyze the deep-seated anxieties and thwarted desires of patients and staff alike to determine which of their unresolved conflicts resulted in murder. With "discernment, depth, and craftsmanship," wrote the Chicago Daily News, A Mind to Murder "is a superbly satisfying mystery."