![]() ![]() The collection makes for a very neat small book, suitable for Christmas. The settings are always carefully constructed, and James understands the importance of respectability, as well as wickedness. In this new book there are traces in James’ work of these early Queens of Crime. In a foreword to this book, Val McDermid tells of James’ fascination with the Golden Age that followed the end of the First World War and involved the famous British women crime writers: Dorothy Sayers, Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh. ![]() Four of the best of these are collected here in a small book called The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories. Full Book Name:The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories Author Name:P.D. She had written some 20 novels, many involving her detective hero, Adam Dalgliesh, as well as a few non-fiction, and won prizes across the world.ĭuring this time, she was often commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special story for Christmas. ![]() James was the Queen of Crime before her death in 2014 at the age of ninety-four. From the title story about a strained country-house Christmas party, to another about an illicit affair that ends in murder, plus two cases for detective Adam. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by James, P. ![]()
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