The Private Patient - P.D. James

The Private Patient Plot: In the 17th century an ancient stone circle provides the venue for the burning of a witch. 350 years later and the neighbouring area will bear witness to another violent killing. Controversial journalist Rhoda Gradwyn decides to a facial scar removed from her face. She books herself into a private clinic, where the surgeon queries why Gradwyn has taken so long to have it removed. Gradwyn sees it as a chance at a new life. She can’t be more wrong, as the journalist will not leave clinic alive. As the poetry-writing Commander Dalgliesh (Richard Derrington) begins his ... more