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About P.D. James

P.D. James (1920-2014) was a highly respected English novelist and later a life peer, residing at 58 Holland Park Avenue from 1984 until her death. Known for her meticulous plotting, elegant prose, and atmospheric settings, particularly those of grand country houses and Oxford, she developed a distinctive style of crime fiction that often explored themes of morality, disillusionment, and the decline of traditional values. Her work gained significant recognition later in her career, establishing her as a major figure in the genre.

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Crime Fiction

Mystery

Thriller

Literary Fiction

Domestic Suspense

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Adam Dalgliesh Books in chronological order

Cover Her Face

1. Cover Her Face

Published 1962

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A Mind to Murder

2. A Mind to Murder

Published 1963

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Unnatural Causes

3. Unnatural Causes

Published 1967

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Shroud for a Nightingale

4. Shroud for a Nightingale

Published 1971

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The Black Tower

5. The Black Tower

Published 1975

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Death of an Expert Witness

6. Death of an Expert Witness

Published 1977

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A Taste for Death

7. A Taste for Death

Published 1986

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Devices and Desires

8. Devices and Desires

Published 1989

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Original Sin

9. Original Sin

Published 1994

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A Certain Justice

10. A Certain Justice

Published 1997

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Death in Holy Orders

11. Death in Holy Orders

Published 2001

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The Murder Room

12. The Murder Room

Published 2003

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The Lighthouse

13. The Lighthouse

Published 2005

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The Private Patient

14. The Private Patient

Published 2008

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Cordelia Gray Books in chronological order

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

Published 1972

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The Skull Beneath the Skin

2. The Skull Beneath the Skin

Published 1982

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Standalone Novels in chronological order

Innocent Blood / Innocent House

1. Innocent Blood / Innocent House

Published 1980

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The Children of Men

2. The Children of Men

Published 1992

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Death Comes to Pemberley

3. Death Comes to Pemberley

Published 2012

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Short Stories/Novellas in chronological order

The Part-Time Job

1. The Part-Time Job

Published 2005

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The Victim

2. The Victim

Published 2019

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Short Story Collections in chronological order

The Mistletoe Murder

1. The Mistletoe Murder

Published 2016

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Sleep No More

2. Sleep No More

Published 2017

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Non-Fiction Books in chronological order

The Maul and The Pear Tree (With: T.A. Critchley)

1. The Maul and The Pear Tree (With: T.A. Critchley)

Published 1971

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Time To Be In Earnest

2. Time To Be In Earnest

Published 1999

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Talking About Detective Fiction

3. Talking About Detective Fiction

Published 2009

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P.D. James in Her Own Words

4. P.D. James in Her Own Words

Published 2017

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Faber Stories Books in chronological order

A Good Man Is Hard To Find (By: Flannery O'Connor)

1. A Good Man Is Hard To Find (By: Flannery O'Connor)

Published 1955

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The Inner Room (By: Robert Aickman)

2. The Inner Room (By: Robert Aickman)

Published 1968

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Daughters of Passion (By: Julia O'Faolain)

3. Daughters of Passion (By: Julia O'Faolain)

Published 1982

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Giacomo Joyce (By: Richard Ellmann)

4. Giacomo Joyce (By: Richard Ellmann)

Published 1983

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Homeland (By: Barbara Kingsolver)

5. Homeland (By: Barbara Kingsolver)

Published 1989

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Shanti (By: Vikram Chandra)

6. Shanti (By: Vikram Chandra)

Published 1997

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Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine (By: Thom Jones)

7. Sonny Liston Was a Friend of Mine (By: Thom Jones)

Published 1998

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An Elegy for Easterly (By: Petina Gappah)

8. An Elegy for Easterly (By: Petina Gappah)

Published 2009

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The Shielding of Mrs Forbes (By: Alan Bennett)

9. The Shielding of Mrs Forbes (By: Alan Bennett)

Published 2011

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The Cheater's Guide to Love (By: Junot Díaz)

10. The Cheater's Guide to Love (By: Junot Díaz)

Published 2012

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Mrs Fox (By: Sarah Hall)

11. Mrs Fox (By: Sarah Hall)

Published 2014

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Mostly Hero (By: Anna Burns)

12. Mostly Hero (By: Anna Burns)

Published 2014

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Mr Salary (By: Sally Rooney)

13. Mr Salary (By: Sally Rooney)

Published 2016

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Come Rain or Come Shine (By: Kazuo Ishiguro)

14. Come Rain or Come Shine (By: Kazuo Ishiguro)

Published 2019

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The Victim

15. The Victim

Published 2019

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Dante and the Lobster (By: Samuel Beckett)

16. Dante and the Lobster (By: Samuel Beckett)

Published 2019

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Paradise (By: Edna O'Brien)

17. Paradise (By: Edna O'Brien)

Published 2019

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Cosmopolitan (By: Akhil Sharma)

18. Cosmopolitan (By: Akhil Sharma)

Published 2019

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The Lydia Steptoe Stories (By: Djuna Barnes)

19. The Lydia Steptoe Stories (By: Djuna Barnes)

Published 2019

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Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom (By: Sylvia Plath)

20. Mary Ventura and The Ninth Kingdom (By: Sylvia Plath)

Published 2019

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Terrific Mother (By: Lorrie Moore)

21. Terrific Mother (By: Lorrie Moore)

Published 2019

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The Country Funeral (By: John McGahern)

22. The Country Funeral (By: John McGahern)

Published 2019

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The Forester's Daughter (By: Claire Keegan)

23. The Forester's Daughter (By: Claire Keegan)

Published 2019

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Three Types of Solitude (By: Brian W. Aldiss)

24. Three Types of Solitude (By: Brian W. Aldiss)

Published 2019

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A River in Egypt (By: David Means)

25. A River in Egypt (By: David Means)

Published 2019

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Fairy Tales (By: Marianne Moore)

26. Fairy Tales (By: Marianne Moore)

Published 2019

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Ghostly Stories (By: Celia Fremlin)

27. Ghostly Stories (By: Celia Fremlin)

Published 2019

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Intruders (By: Adrian Tomine)

28. Intruders (By: Adrian Tomine)

Published 2019

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Anthologies in chronological order

Verdict of Thirteen

1. Verdict of Thirteen

Published 1979

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Murder in the Dark

2. Murder in the Dark

Published 1983

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English Country House Murders

3. English Country House Murders

Published 1988

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Great Law and Order Stories

4. Great Law and Order Stories

Published 1990

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The Man Who...

5. The Man Who...

Published 1992

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The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women

6. The Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by Women

Published 1995

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The Detection Collection

7. The Detection Collection

Published 2005

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