Death in Disguise

Death in Disguise is a crime novel written by English writer Caroline Graham and first published by Headline in 1992. The story follows Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby investigating the murder of a cult member. It is the third volume in Graham's Chief Inspector Barnaby series, preceded by Death of a Hollow Man and followed by Written in Blood. It has been adapted into an episode in the ITV drama Midsomer Murders.

Death in Disguise
First edition cover
AuthorCaroline Graham
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
SeriesChief Inspector Barnaby
GenreCrime fiction
Published9 July 1992
PublisherHeadline
Media typeBook
Pages434
ISBN9780755342174
Preceded byDeath of a Hollow Man 
Followed byWritten in Blood 

Plot summary

In a country manor house currently owned by a New Age cult of mystics, the mysterious death of member William Carter stirs all the local gossips into a frenzy of speculation. However, the rumours of sinister events are confirmed when the so-called Master of the Lodge Is killed with a carving knife during a psychic regression.

Meanwhile, untrustworthy financier Guy Gamelin tries reconciling with his estranged, cultist daughter Sylvia, now called Suhami, as does her alcoholic mother. Chief Inspector Barnaby finds himself lost amidst a labyrinthine puzzle of deception, evil and pseudo-supernatural forces.

Publication history
  • United Kingdom: 1992, Headline, London, 1992, Hardback, 374 p., ISBN 0-7472-0608-2.
  • United States: 1993, Morrow, New York City, 1993, Hardback, 333 p., ISBN 0-688-09985-8.

Reception

Publishers Weekly stated in its review of the novel: "Graham's competent procedural works most effectively as a wickedly acid yet sympathetic portrayal of a group of society's misfits seeking comfort and a place in the world."[1] Kirkus Reviews noted: "Wonderfully funny, with such solid, traditional underpinnings as good plotting, judiciously dropped clues, and a luminescent turn of phrase: a likely-to-be New Age classic."[2]

Television adaptation

The novel was adapted into the fifth episode of Midsomer Murders starring (alongside regulars John Nettles and Daniel Casey) Judy Cornwell, Miles Anderson, Charles Kay, Stephen Moyer and Geoffrey Beevers.[3]

References
  1. "Fiction Book Review: Death in Disguise by Caroline Graham". Publishers Weekly. 1 June 1993. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
  2. "DEATH IN DISGUISE". Kirkus Reviews. 22 June 1993. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  3. Lanzagorta, Marco (28 August 2013). "Madness, Obsession and 'Midsomer Murders'". Popmatters. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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