Unnatural causes

When a detective novelist is discovered drifting toward shore in a dinghy, his hands cut off at the wrists, the members of the little literary coterie who knew him must each prove his innocence to the vacationing Dalgliesh.

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"When a detective novelist is discovered drifting toward shore in a dinghy, his hands cut off at the wrists, the members of the little literary coterie who knew him must each prove his innocence to the vacationing Dalgliesh."@en
"The peaceful village of Monksmere on the Suffolk coast was Supt. Adam Dalgliesh's retreat from the daily brutality he dealt with at Scotland Yard. Then the mutilated body of crime-writer Maurice Seton was discovered."
"The peaceful village of Monksmere had been Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh's retreat from the daily routine of Scotland Yard. Now a man has been murdered and the village reveals its concealed lies and hatreds."
"The peaceful village of Monksmere had been Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh's retreat from the daily routine of Scotland Yard. Now a man has been murdered and the village reveals its concealed lies and hatreds."@en
"Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh had been looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt's cottage on Monksmere Head. There would be long walks, tea in front of the sweet-smelling wood fire, hot buttered toast with homemade potted meat and, best of all, no corpses and no talk of them. But Dalgliesh had reckoned without the macabre discovery of body of crime-writer Maurice Seton."@en
"Dalgliesh escapes to his aunt's cottage by the sea for a long overdue holiday only to be confronted with a corpse with both hands chopped off at the wrists."@en
"When a famous mystery writer's mutilated corpse is found in a drifting dinghy, ripples of horror spread among his bizarre circle of friends."@en
"Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh had been looking forward to a quiet holiday at his aunt's cottage on Monksmere Head, one of the furthest-flung spots on the remote Suffolk coast. With nothing to do other than enjoy long wind-swept walks, tea in front of the crackling wood fire and hot buttered toast, Dalgliesh was relishing the thought of a well-earned break. However, all hope of peace is soon sharttered by murder. The mutilated body of a local crime writer, Maurice Seaton, floats shaore in a drifting dinghy and drags Adam Dalgliesh into a new and macabre investigation - container."
"Award-winning author P.D. James third mystery in her bestselling series featuring Scotland Yard investigator Adam Dalgliesh is now available on CD! Maurice Seton was a famous mystery writer--but no murder from his imagination could equal the ghastliness of his own death. When his grotesquely mutilated corpse is found in a drifting dinghy, ripples of horror spread among his bizarre neighbors: the cruel and cynical drama critic, the celebrated recluse, and the rakish young heir."@en