The Mistletoe Murder
About this book
"As the acknowledged "Queen of Crime," P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best have been collected together for the first time in one volume [...] P. D. James's understanding of human nature illuminates each of these stories, making them ideal reading for the darkest days of the year. Each treats the reader to her masterfully atmospheric storytelling, a mystery to be solved, and enjoyable puzzles to keep the reader guessing. With wry humour, she pays tribute to her English crime-writing forebears, delighting in the secrets that lurk beneath the surface at enforced family gatherings and in old country houses--from the title story about a strained family reunion on Christmas Eve, to another about an illicit affair that ends in murder, and two cases that introduce James's poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh as a young detective sergeant."--
Subjects
- asesinato
- christmas stories
- collections & anthologies
- cuentos de navidad
- dalgliesh, adam (fictitious character), fiction
- detective and mystery stories
- enquêtes
- fiction
- fiction, crime
- fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies
- fiction, mystery & detective, short stories
- fiction, mystery & detective, traditional
- french language materials
- general
- histoires de noël
- investigación
- investigation
- meurtre
- murder
- mystery & detective
- novela
- novela policíaca
- romans, nouvelles
- short stories