The Mistletoe Murder

Description:

"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: Fiction,  Murder,  Investigation,  Mystery & Detective,  General,  Short stories,  Collections & Anthologies,  Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies,  Dalgliesh, adam (fictitious character), fiction,  Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional,  Detective and mystery stories,  Fiction, mystery & detective, short stories,  Fiction, crime,  French language materials,  Christmas stories,  Histoires de Noël,  Meurtre,  Romans, nouvelles,  Enquêtes,  Asesinato,  Novela,  Investigación,  Novela policíaca,  Cuentos de Navidad

People: Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character)