P.D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL, known as P. D. James, was an English crime writer. She rose to fame for her séries of detetive novels starring police commander and poet Adam Dalgliesh.

Reino Unido

1920 - 2014

3 Obras

Death in holy orders

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2001 Policial

Dalgliesh visits Saint Anselm's in a semi-official capacity to follow up the death of a student some time préviously as his father was not satisfied with the verdict. Whilst there, a visiting archdeacon is murdered. Dalgliesh is assigned the investigation, summoning DI Miskin and DI Tarrant from London to assist, as well as local officers. Initial suspicion falls on one of the fathers who run and teach at the college, as the archdeacon was known to be recommending the closure of the college.

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A morte chega a Pemberley

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2011 Mistério

Pemberley, ano 1803. Passaram seis anos desde que Elizabeth e Darcy se casassem, criando um mundo perfeito que parece invulnerável. Mas, de repente, na véspera de uma dança, tudo se tuerce. Uma carruagem sai a toda pressa da residência, levando-se a Lydia, a irmã de Elizabeth, com seu marido, o infeliz Wickham, que foi expulso dos domínios de Darcy. No entanto, Lydia não demora de voltar, chocada, gritando que seu marido foi assassinado. Sem aviso prévio, Pemberley entra num mistério assustador.

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O farol

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2015 Policial

Adam Dalgliesh is brought in to investigate the mysterious death of a famous writer on a remote and inaccessible island off the Cornish coast. Combe Island is a discreet retreat operated by a private trust, where the rich and powerful find peace and quiet. Famed novelist Nathan Oliver, who was born on the island and thus is allowed to visit as he wishes, arrives with his daughter, Miranda and his copy-editor, Dennis Tremlett, who, unbeknownst to Oliver, are having an affair.

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