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James, P. D.
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The mistletoe murder : and other
stories
/
P
.
D
.
James
.
by
James
,
P
.
D
.
Knopf Canada, 2016
Call #:
FICTION JAM
ISBN:
9780345812032 (hc.)
Uniform title:
Short
stories
. Selections
Description:
152
p
. ; 20 cm.
Summary:
"As the acknowledged 'Queen of Crime,'
P
.
D
.
James
was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special
short
story for Christmas. Four of the best have been collected together for the first time in one volume in a beautiful hardback edition.
P
.
D
.
James
's understanding of human nature illuminates each of these
stories
, making them ideal reading for the darkest days of the year. Each treats the reader to her masterfully atmospheric storytelling, a mystery to be solved, and enjoyable puzzles to keep the reader guessing. With wry humour, she pays tribute to her English crime-writing forebears, delighting in the secrets that lurk beneath the surface at enforced family gatherings and in old country houses--from the title story about a strained family reunion on Christmas Eve, to another about an illicit affair that ends in murder, and two cases that introduce
James
's poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh as a young detective sergeant."--From publisher.
Genre:
Christmas mystery.
Mystery fiction.
Short
stories
.
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