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    The Return

    Victoria Hislop

Unnatural Causes

by P D James

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ISBN13: 9780743219594
ISBN10: 0743219597
Condition: Standard
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A famous mystery writer is found dead at the bottom of a dinghy, with both hands chopped off at the wrists. Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh, with help from his remarkable Aunt Jane, must discover who typed the writer's death sentence before the plot takes another murderous turn.

Unnatural Causes inspired Cosmopolitan to fervently hope, "if we're lucky, there will always be an England and there will always be a P. D. James."

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TimeThe reigning mistress of murder.

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PeopleP. D. James is the greatest living mystery writer.

About the Author

P.D. James was born in Oxford in 1920 and educated at Cambridge High School. She has written sixteen novels — twelve of which feature the poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh — and two non-fiction books. After 30 years in the civil service, including a senior position in the Police and Criminal Justice Departments of Great Britain's Home Office, she held a series of distinguished cultural and literary offices, among them Governor of the BBC, on the boards of the Arts Council and British Council and as a magi

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andrew105, December 16, 2008 (view all comments by andrew105)
The landscape and characters of this book stayed with me long after I finished reading. James has a singular talent for moving the story along with narrative that carries the force of the violence it describes. I enjoyed this novel very much.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780743219594
Author:
James, P D
Publisher:
Touchstone Books
Author:
James, P.D.
Location:
New York
Subject:
Police
Subject:
England
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - General
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Police Procedural
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Series
Subject:
Mystery & Detective - Women Sleuths
Subject:
Mystery fiction
Subject:
Dalgliesh, Adam
Subject:
Police -- England.
Copyright:
Edition Description:
B102
Series:
Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries
Series Volume:
RG-3
Publication Date:
August 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
272
Dimensions:
800x540x61 53

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