Best Pd James Mystery - April 2024

Unnatural Causes (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries Book 3)

• ASIN: B007OVDI7A
• ASIN: B007OVDI7A
• Manufacturer: Scribner

The Black Tower (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #5)

Scotland Yard Inspector Adam Dalgliesh races to solve a twisted murder in bestselling author P.D. James’ classic mystery The Black Tower, hailed as “splendid, macabre” by the London Sunday Telegraph and “a masterpiece,” by the London Sunday Times.Just recovered from a grave illness, Commander Adam Dalgliesh receives a call for advice from the elderly chaplain at Toynton Grange, an isolated nursing home on the coast of England. But by the time Dalgliesh arrives, Father Baddeley has mysteriously died, as has one of his patients. When the bodies begin to pile up, Dalgliesh once again fi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743219619
• ASIN: 0743219619
• ISBN: 0743219619
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

A Taste for Death (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries Book 7)

• ASIN: B004DEPI24
• ASIN: B004DEPI24
• Manufacturer: Vintage

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray Mysteries, No. 1)

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman introduces bestselling mystery author 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).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.

• ASIN: 0743219554
• ASIN: 0743219554
• ISBN: 0743219554
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

P.D. James: The Essential Collection

Hailed as Britain’s "Queen of Crime" by critics and fans alike, P.D. James is one of the most celebrated mystery writers of all time. Her first novel, Cover Her Face, introduced the world to the brilliant and poetic mind of Scotland Yard’s Adam Dalgliesh. Audiences have been captivated ever since! From the diabolical to the macabre, this "essential collection" presents nine critically acclaimed P.D. James film adaptations on 15 discs – each starring Roy Marsden in a compelling Adam Dalgliesh Mystery. Includes: Death of an Expert Witness, Shroud for a Nightingale, Cover Her Face, The Blac... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00199PPCO
• UPC: 741952656593
• ASIN: B00199PPCO
• Brand: E1 ENTERTAINMENT
• Manufacturer: Koch Vision

A Certain Justice: An Adam Dalgliesh Novel (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries Book 10)

• ASIN: B006411WZG
• ASIN: B006411WZG
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories

Throughout her illustrious career as the Queen of Crime, P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Now, for the first time, four of the best are collected here. In “The Twelve Clues of Christmas,” James’s iconic Scotland Yard detective, Adam Dalgliesh, is drawn into a case that is pure Agatha Christie. In “A Very Commonplace Murder,” a respectable clerk’s secret taste for pornography is only the first reason he finds for not coming forward as a witness to a terrible crime. “The Boxdale Inheritance” finds Da... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101973803
• ASIN: 1101973803
• ISBN: 1101973803
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Sleep No More: Six Murderous Tales

A Washington Post Notable Book   When it comes to crime, it’s not always a question of “who dunnit?” Sometimes there’s more mystery in the why or the how. And what about the clever few who carry out what appears to be the perfect crime? Or whose most essential selves are changed by the crimes they commit? And what about those who know the identity of the murderer but keep the information to themselves? These are some of the questions that these six stories begin to unlock as they draw us into the inner workings—the thoughts and emotional machinations, the recollections and rational... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0525436650
• ASIN: 0525436650
• ISBN: 0525436650
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The Inspector Graham Mysteries: Books 1-4 (The Inspector David Graham Series Boxset Book 1)

Have you met Inspector David Graham?Graham's a career police officer, with a tragic past. His quiet, thoughtful exterior hides a complex mind, and a fierce determination to see justice done. Like many of us, sometimes he has to look his demons in the eye, to keep fighting the good fight. This digital box set contains the first four mysteries in this bestselling series:The Case of the Screaming Beauty: Detective Inspector Graham is still reeling from the events of his own dark past, when he is called into investigate a murder at the prestigious Lavender Bed and Breakfast. The sprawling estate f... [Read More]

• ASIN: B0782R637L
• ASIN: B0782R637L

Shroud for a Nightingale (Adam Dalgliesh Mystery Series #4)

Hailed as “mystery at its best” by The New York Times, Shroud for a Nightingale is the fourth book in bestselling author P.D. James’s Adam Dalgliesh mystery series.The young women of Nightingale House are there to learn to nurse and comfort the suffering. But when one of the students plays patient in a demonstration of nursing skills, she is horribly, brutally killed. Another student dies equally mysteriously, and it is up to Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard to unmask a killer who has decided to prescribe murder as the cure for all ills.

• ASIN: 0743219600
• ASIN: 0743219600
• ISBN: 0743219600
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

A Mind to Murder (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries Book 2)

• ASIN: B007OV5UNA
• ASIN: B007OV5UNA
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries, No. 1)

The first in the series of scintillating mysteries to feature cunning Scotland Yard detective, Adam Dalgliesh from P.D. James, the bestselling author hailed by People magazine as “the greatest living mystery writer.”Sally Jupp was a sly and sensuous young woman who used her body and her brains to make her way up the social ladder. Now she lies across her bed with dark bruises from a strangler’s fingers forever marring her lily-white throat. Someone has decided that the wages of sin should be death...and it is up to Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh to find who that someone is. Cover Her Fac... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0743219570
• ASIN: 0743219570
• ISBN: B000X1IW2E
• Brand: Scribner
• Manufacturer: Scribner

Death in Holy Orders (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries Book 11)

• ASIN: B000FC1HM8
• ASIN: B000FC1HM8
• Manufacturer: Ballantine Books

James Patterson NYPD Red Collection 5 Books Set Pack Marshall Karp (Book 1-5)

James Patterson NYPD Red Collection 4 Books Set Titles in the Set NYPD Red, NYPD Red 2, NYPD Red 3, NYPD Red 4

• ASIN: 9526529006
• ASIN: 9526529006
• ISBN: 9526529006
• Brand: Arrow
• Manufacturer: Arrow

The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh Mysteries Book 13)

• ASIN: B000FCKHZQ
• ASIN: B000FCKHZQ
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The Best American Mystery Stories 2015

A collection of top-selected mystery writing from the past year is culled from a variety of respected sources and offers insight into evolving genre

• UPC: 45056412
• Rating: 3.5

The Best American Mystery Stories 2015 - eBook

In his introduction, guest editor James Patterson observes, “I often hear people lamenting the state of Hollywood . . . If that’s the case, I’ve got one thing to say: read these short stories. You

• UPC: 733534141
• Rating: 3.5

P.D. James : A Companion to the Mystery Fiction

At 38, British National Health Service employee Phyllis Dorothy James White (1920-2014) reinvented herself as P. D. James, crime novelist. By the time of her death at 94, she had long been known as England's

• UPC: 55425123

The Best American Noir of the Century

A treasure trove of a hundred years’ worth of the finest noir writing selected by James

• UPC: 15699312

The Best Holiday Mysteries for Christmas Time - eBook

This ebook collection has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Content: The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle (Arthur Conan Doyle) The Flying Stars (G. K.

• UPC: 157013618

James Patterson's Alex Cross Series Best Reading Order with Checklist and Summaries - eBook

James Patterson's Alex Cross Series Best Reading Order with Special Added Material - Updated in 2017This is the must-have reader’s guide for all ALEX CROSS fans.Includes a section with books in publication order, a section

• UPC: 920354837

James Patterson's Private Series Best Reading Order with Checklist and Summaries - eBook

James Patterson's Private Series with Summaries & checklist - Updated 2017This is the must-have reader’s guide for all JAMES PATTERSON fans.Includes a section with books in publication order including short summaries, a checklist to be

• UPC: 994780472

The People vs. Alex Cross

"The charges: explosive. Alex Cross has never been on the wrong side of the law -- until now. Charged with gunning down followers of his nemesis Gary Soneji in cold blood, Cross is being turned

• UPC: 55971478
• Rating: 3.4

The First Wave

Billy Boyle finds skullduggery ashore in

• UPC: 10100484
• Rating: 4.4

Haunted - eBook

Detective Michael Bennett and his family are ready to escape New York for a vacation in Maine-but a shocking scene deep in the woods reveals a dark world of drugs and murder.Haunted by guilt and

• UPC: 836979673
• Rating: 3.8