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P. D. James
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Talking about Detective Fiction
P. D. James
From the tenant of 221b Baker Street to the Golden Age of detective writing between the wars, P. D. James shares her personal thoughts about a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. Widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book by P. D. James is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction.
160 pages, 9 black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 23, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9781851243099 |
| Publishers | Bodleian Library |
| Pages | 160 |
| Dimensions | 139 × 206 × 19 mm · 310 g |
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