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from tututhefirst

A short, readable treatise on the history, structure, and importance of detective fiction written by one of the genre's best practitioners. P.D. James, at the age of 90 has more than a few decades of successful crime writing to her credit. In this easy to understand book she reviews what works an...

from pak6th

P.D. James' thoughts on the genre of detective and mystery fiction, the classic authors, how they portrayed their times and places. Great place to find the names of authors you may have missed. More attuned to British mysteries but Americans are mentioned. With some valuable insights into the aut...

from Cecilturtle

This is a lovely personal account of James's favourites, influences and techniques. Her enthusiasm for her craft just shines through and through a short history of the genre, readers are sure to smile over favourites, discover a few new name and learn a few of the techniques used in stories. The ...

from BookAngel_a

PD James is over 90 years old and has written nearly 20 detective novels. She's clever and well read, and she clearly knows a lot about detective fiction. In this book she gives a brief history of mystery novels, from Wilkie Collins and Charles Dickens down to our modern day. She takes a closer l...

from smik

Publishers Blurb To judge by the worldwide success of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie's Poirot, an appetite for murder, mystery and mayhem is universal. Talking about the craft of detective writing and sharing her personal thoughts and observations, P. D. James examines t...