Bibliograph

The mistletoe murder, and other stories, P.D. James ; [with a foreword by Val McDermid]

Type

Label

The mistletoe murder, and other stories, P.D. James ; [with a foreword by Val McDermid]

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

short stories

Main title

The mistletoe murder

Responsibility statement

P.D. James ; [with a foreword by Val McDermid]

Sub title

and other stories

Summary

"The newly appointed Sgt. Dalgliesh is drawn into a case that is 'pure Agatha Christie.' . . . A 'pedantic, respectable, censorious' clerk's secret taste for pornography is only the first reason he finds for not coming forward as a witness to a murder . . . A best-selling crime novelist describes the crime she herself was involved in fifty years earlier . . . Dalgliesh's godfather implores him to reinvestigate a notorious murder that might ease the godfather's mind about an inheritance, but which will reveal a truth that even the supremely upstanding Adam Dalgliesh will keep to himself. Each of these stories is as playful as it is ingeniously plotted, the author's sly humor as evident as her hallmark narrative elegance and shrewd understanding of some of the most complex--not to say the most damning--aspects of human nature. A treat for P. D. James's legions of fans and anyone who enjoys the pleasures of a masterfully wrought whodunit" --, Amazon

Target audience

adult

Classification