P.D. James
P. D. James was born in Oxford in 1920 and educated at Cambridge High School for Girls. From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service and subsequently in the Home Office, first in the Police Department and later in the Criminal Policy Department. All that experience has been used in her novels. She lives in London and Oxford and has two daughters, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
P. D. James was born in Oxford in 1920 and educated at Cambridge High School for Girls. From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service and subsequently in the Home Office, first in the Police Department and later in the Criminal Policy Department. All that experience has been used in her novels. She lives in London and Oxford and has two daughters, five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. See less
P.D. James's Featured Books
P.D. James book reviews
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The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories
Mostly Yawns
by jjares, Feb 22, 2017
These four short stories by the Grand Dame of Crime (PD James) are tame and fairly ho-hum. Even 2 early Adam Dalgleash stories aren't enough to save this collection.
In a full-length book, James ... Read More
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Death Comes to Pemberley
Interesting concept
I admire P D James tremendously and have enjoyed her books for years. Obviously this is a labor of love (of Jane Austin) but it was not up to Ms James' usual standards. I didn't feel that she came ... Read More
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The Private Patient
P. D. James
by Carol L, Feb 2, 2012
This book seemed like it would never end. I don't have a P.D. James mindset to begin with and always wonder why in the world I buy them. Some of her books are very dark and dwell in places I would ... Read More