Alfred Hoffman

Cover Her Face is the debut 1962 crime novel of P. D. James. It details the investigations into the death of a young, ambitious maid, surrounded by a family which has reasons to want her gone – or dead.

Neurotic stand-up comedian Jay (Matt Reeves) rethinks his whole existence based on a seemingly slight event. His friend Karl (Jud Charlton) is forced to suffer through hearing about it.