| Commander Adam Dalgliesh is consulted by one of his literary heroes when Peverell Press staff fall victim to a rash of hate mail. When the body of an editor is discovered and another member of the venerable firm is found dead soon after, Dalgliesh and his team—Detective Inspectors Kate Miskin and Daniel Aron—turn to the past to track down a murderer who seems prepared to kill and kill again. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Rowena Cooper | Mrs. Demery | 3 |
| Carolyn Pickles | Miss Blackett | 3 |
| Ian Bannen | Gabriel Dauntsey | 3 |
| Sylvia Syms | Esme Carling | 3 |
| Cathryn Harrison | Claudia Etienne | 3 |
| Lizzy McInnerny | Kate Miskin | 3 |
| Amanda Root | Frances Peverell | 3 |
| Roy Marsden | Adam Dalgliesh | 3 |
| Tim Dutton | Daniel Aron | 3 |
| Jonny Coyne | James de Witt | 3 |
| Raymond Gérôme | Jean-Philippe Etienne | 3 |
| Brooke Kinsella | Daisy Reed | 3 |
| Eoin McCarthy | Declan Cartwright | 3 |