| Author | P. D. James |
| Copyright Holder | P. D. James |
| Series | Adam Dalgliesh |
| Publisher | Sphere, Sphere Books, Sphere Books Limited |
| First Published by | Faber & Faber Ltd |
| Printed and Bound by | William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | UK |
| Copyright | 1977 |
| This Edition Published | 1978 |
| Reprinted | 1978 |
| Reprinted | 1978 |
| Reprinted | 1979 |
| Reprinted | 1979 |
| Pages / Font | 351 pages / Linotype Baskerville |
| ISBN | 0 7221 4967 0 |
| Price | 95p United Kingdom |
| Price | $2.25 Australia |
| Price | $2.25 New Zealand |
| Price | £1.04 1/2p Eire |
| Price | 95c Malta |
| Notes | Also Published as Shipwrecked. |
