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The mistletoe murder : and other stories / P.D. James.

The mistletoe murder : and other stories / P.D. James.
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LP JAME
 Large Print Fiction   Adult Lending . Available .  
Reserve Title Catalogue Record 717784
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ISBN 9781524708924
1524708925
Classification LP JAME
Personal Name James, P. D.
Uniform Title Short stories
Title The mistletoe murder : and other stories / P.D. James.
Edition Large print edition.
Production & Copyright Details New York Random House Large Print, [2016]
Physical Description xx, 216 pages (large print) ; 19 cm.
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Contents Note The mistletoe murder -- A very commonplace murder -- The Boxdale inheritance -- The twelve clues of Christmas.
Summary Note 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. 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.
Subject-Personal Name Dalgliesh, Adam (Fictitious character) -- Fiction
Subject - Topical Term Murder -- Fiction
Christmas -- Fiction.
Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
Subject - Genre Short stories
Detective and mystery fiction
Large type books
Added Entry - Personal Name McDermid, Val writer of foreword.
Added Entry Very commonplace murder.
Boxdale inheritance.
Twelve clues of Christmas.
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