A cold rainy autumn in the English countryside. The body of a murdered girl is found in an abandoned wasteland in a chalk quarry. The police immediately get down to business, the work is in full swing, but less than two days later, a new case falls upon them – a murder in the laboratory of forensic medical examination! This time, the victim is one of the best biological experts. The investigation is complicated by the fact that the circle of suspects is limited exclusively to laboratory staff, which means that the criminal probably knew how to destroy all traces and throw the police off the scent. A high-profile case attracts the attention of the Metropolitan police, and Scotland Yard sends its experienced officer, Commander Dalglish, to reinforce the local investigation. . The novels of Phyllis Dorothy James are classics of the British detective story. Her books have been translated into many foreign languages and have sold over 60,000,000 copies worldwide. The novels of the writer are ideal for connoisseurs of the work of Agatha Christie, Dorothy Lee Sayers, Josephine Tay and Nyo Marsh. "Death of an Expert Witness" is the sixth novel in Commander Adam Dalgliesh's investigative series. Adam Dalgliesh is one of the most popular characters in the detective genre, books about him have been repeatedly adapted into films, and this novel is no exception, it has been adapted for television twice, the last version was released in 2023. — The Daily Telegraph newspaper calls the work of Phyllis Dorothy James a "national treasure of Britain." — An edition in the author's Phyllis Dorothy James series — collect all the books of the writer in a single design.