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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman - P.D. James
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
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Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a... show more
Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins, and the strong scent of murder. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman introduces P. D. James's courageous but vulnerable young detective, Cordelia Gray, in a "top-rated puzzle of peril that holds you all the way" (The New York Times).
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780743219556 (0743219554)
ASIN: 743219554
Publisher: Touchstone
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Series: Cordelia Gray (#1)
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Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
3.5 An Unsuitable Job For A Woman
bookshelves: summer-2010, published-1972, mystery-thriller, britain-england, play-dramatisation Read on August 01, 2010 An eminent scientist hires the female detective to discover why his son committed suicide. Stars Judi Bowker and Anna Massey Broadcast on:BBC Radio 7, 1:00pm Sunday 1st August ...
What I'm reading
What I'm reading rated it
3.0 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray Mysteries, No. 1)
I'm of two minds about this book. There are parts I liked and others I disliked quite a bit. Which would explain why it took me so long to finish. This is a reread but I had no memories of reading it although I know I have read it during my binge of P.D. James way back when A Taste for Death came ou...
Crime-on-thrill
Crime-on-thrill rated it
This was my 4th PD James novel. The protagonist of this book happened to be Miss Cordelia Gray, unlike the other three, where the protagonist was Adam Dalgleish, James’s much celebrated policeman. I am not a big fan of P.D.James as I find her book too literary for my taste. I hate when the author of...
Nitya
Nitya rated it
3.0 An Unsuitable Job for A Woman
An engaging detective story, with an intelligent heroine who doesn't drive you up in the wall in any way. The plot wasnt too predictable, and the prose was brilliant for this genre (admittedly, havent read too much crime fiction. Well, almost none outside Christie.)
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it
3.0 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray Series #1)
An eminent scientist hires the female detective to discover why his son committed suicide. Stars Judi Bowker and Anna Massey Broadcast on:BBC Radio 7, 1:00pm Sunday 1st August 2010Duration:60 minutesCredits:Annette CrosbieGemma JonesHelen BaxendaleLeigh LawsonJulian Rhind-TuttAndrew Bicknell
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