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P. D. James

An English crime writer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords, most famous for a series of detective novels starring policeman and poet Adam Dalgliesh.

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English crime writer (1920-2014)

Born 3 August 1920
Died 27 November 2014

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  • Cover of: Victim

    First published in 2019 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Sleep no more: six murderous tales

    First published in 2017 9 editions in 2 languages — 2 previewable Cover of edition sleepnomoresixmu0000jame
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  • Cover of: The Mistletoe Murder: and Other Stories

    First published in 2016 11 editions in 3 languages — 4 previewable Cover of edition lesdouzeindicesd0000jame Cover of edition mistletoemurdero0000jame Cover of edition mistletoemurdero0000jame_x7h9
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  • Cover of: P. D. James's Cordelia Gray Mysteries: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman / The Skull Beneath the Skin

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: P. D. James's Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries: Cover Her Face, a Mind to Murder, Unnatural Causes, Shroud for a Nightingale, the Black Tower, and Death of an Expert Witness

    First published in 2015 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Death comes to Pemberley

    First published in 2011 30 editions in 6 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition smertprikhoditvp0000jame Cover of edition deathcomestopemb0000jame_r4r9 Cover of edition deathcomestopemb0000jame_u5n8 Cover of edition deathcomestopemb0000jame_x8l0 Cover of edition deathcomestopemb0000jame Cover of edition deathcomestopemb0129jame_O6CXF Cover of edition deathcomestopemb0000jame_a4n5 Cover of edition deathcomestopemb00jame_0 Cover of edition deathcomestopemb0000jame_z9x1
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  • Cover of: Acts of the Apostles

    First published in 2010 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A suitable job for a woman

    First published in 2009 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Talking about Detective Fiction

    First published in 2009 12 editions in 2 languages — 5 previewable Cover of edition talkingaboutdete0000jame Cover of edition talkingaboutdete0000jame_n5e8 Cover of edition talkingaboutdete00jame Cover of edition talkingaboutdete00jame_100
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  • Cover of: Pristrastie k smerti: [roman]

    First published in 2008 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Private Patient

    First published in 2008 26 editions in 8 languages — 11 previewable Cover of edition patientendalglie0000pdja Cover of edition unemortesthetiqu0000jame Cover of edition unemortesthetiqu0000jame_e5p9 Cover of edition privatepatient0000jame_l1e1 Cover of edition privatepatient0000jame Cover of edition privatepatient0000jame_j3b4 Cover of edition privatepatientvi00pdja Cover of edition privatepatient00jame Cover of edition privatepatient0000jame_n4k8
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  • Cover of: The detection collection

    First published in 2005 6 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition detectioncollect0000unse Cover of edition detectioncollect0000barn Cover of edition detectioncollect00bret
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  • Cover of: The Lighthouse: an Adam Dalgliesh mystery

    First published in 2005 32 editions in 6 languages — 10 previewable Cover of edition lephareroman0000jame Cover of edition lighthouse0000jame Cover of edition isbn_9780307275738 Cover of edition isbn_9780739469699 Cover of edition lighthouse0000jame_c4h5 Cover of edition lighthouse00jame Cover of edition lighthouseadamda00pdja Cover of edition lighthouse00pdja Cover of edition lighthouseadamda00jame
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  • Cover of: Threebies: P.D. James (B Format) (Faber "Threebies")

    First published in 2003 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Intégrales, tome 2: Meurtre dans un fauteuil / Mort d'un expert / La Meurtrière / L'île Des Morts

    First published in 2003 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Intégrales, tome 1: À Visage Couvert / Une Folie Meurtriere / Sans Les Mains / La Proie Pour L'ombre

    First published in 2002 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ein reizender Job für eine Frau / Tod eines Sachverständigen. Zwei Romane in einem Band.

    First published in 2002 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Sightlines

    First published in 2001 2 editions in 2 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: No és feina de dones

    First published in 2001 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Death in holy orders

    First published in 2001 45 editions in 6 languages — 14 previewable Cover of edition meurtresensoutan0000jame Cover of edition morteinseminario0000jame Cover of edition mortenoseminario0000jame Cover of edition deathinholyorde00jame Cover of edition deathinholyorder00jame_1 Cover of edition deathinholyorder0000jame_j1a6 Cover of edition deathinholyorder0000jame_y4s6 Cover of edition deathinholyorder00jame Cover of edition deathinholyorder00jame_0
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English crime writer (1920-2014)

Born 3 August 1920
Died 27 November 2014
Subjects
Fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Large type books, Police, Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character), Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, England, fiction, Dalgliesh, adam (fictitious character), fiction, Murder, Investigation, Mystery, English Detective and mystery stories, English literature, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, London (england), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, New York Times reviewed, Fiction in English, Fiction, crime, Cordelia Gray (Fictitious character), Mystery fiction, English fiction, Fiction, general, Mystery and detective stories, Crimes against
Places
England, London, Great Britain, Australia, Dorset, Dorset (England), London (England), 1800-1837, 221B Baker Street, Abbey Grange, Ballarat, Boscombe Pool, Boscombe Valley, Chislehurst, Cornwall, East Anglia, East Anglia (England), Hatherley Farm, Herefordshire, Inglaterra, Island of Courcy, London Tower Hamlets, New York, Norfolk, Oxford (England)
People
Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character), Adam Dalgliesh, Commander Adam Dalgliesh, Cordelia Gray, John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes, Alice Turner, Ballarat Gang, Charles McCarthy, Elizabeth (Fictitious character) - Bennet (Fiction), Elizabeth Bennet (Fictitious character), Eustace Brackenstall, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character) - Darcy (Fiction), Fitzwilliam Darcy (Fictitious character), Inspector Lestrade, Jack Croker, James McCarthy, Jane Austen (1775-1817), John Turner, John Williams (d. 1811), Lady Brackenstall, P. D. James, Patience Moran, Phyllis Dorothy - Diari James, Phyllis Dorothy James (1920-)
Time
21st century, 19th century, 20th century, 1800-1837, 1803, 18th century, s. XX-XXI

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  • Phyllis Dorothy James
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