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A timely reissue featuring 101 recipes for using wild berries, fruits, nuts, flowers, mushrooms and seaweed.

Hendri, a coffin maker, has one goal in life: to see the dead body of his nemesis Satan Loppo being lowered into the coffin he has painstakingly carved. For it was Loppo who defiled his beloved Beatrice, and let loose his hellhound Hitler upon Hendri, giving him a permanent limp. From inside his coffin shop, Hendri watches the world go by even as he prepares to deliver justice upon Loppo. He is confronted by the son of his best friend becoming enamored with Loppo's wealth, Loppo's evil designs towards the hills of Aadi Nadu, and his own Christian guilt that regularly comes to haunt him. Then he meets Pundit, a 112-year-old watchmaker who was part of Subhas Chandra Bose's Indian National Army and is building an 'Anti-Clock', which can turn back time. When Loppo too hears of the Anti-Clock and desires to possess it, the inevitable battle becomes a reality.

"Sanctuary. It's the perfect town. . . to hide a secret. To Detective Maggie Knight, the death of Sanctuary's star quarterback seems to be a tragic accident. Only, everyone knows his ex-girlfriend is the daughter of a witch - and she was there when he died. Then the rumours start to fly. Bereaved mother Abigail will stop at nothing until she has justice for her dead son. Her best friend Sarah will do everything in her power to protect her accused daughter. And the women share a secret that could shatter their lives - and their community. It falls to Maggie to prevent her investigation - and Sanctuary itself - from spiralling out of control."--Publisher description.

PRZEŻYJ RAZ JESZCZE GORĄCY I ZMYSŁOWY ROMANS, KTÓRY ROZBUDZIŁ WYOBRAŹNIĘ MILIONÓW CZYTELNIKÓW NA CAŁYM ŚWIECIE: TOM 1 GREY TOM 2 MROCZNIEJ TOM 3 WYZWOLONY Romantyczna, zabawna, głęboko poruszająca i całkowicie uzależniająca historia pełna erotycznego napięcia!

"It is the 1920s in the Trinidadian capital, and Haynes' world has been upended. His mother has passed away, and his carefully mapped-out future of gleaming opportunity has disappeared with her.Unable to afford his former life, he finds himself moving into Minty Alley - a bustling barrack yard teeming with energy and a spectacular cast of characters. In this sliver of West Indian working-class society, outrageous love affairs and passionate arguments are a daily fixture, and Haynes begins to slip from curious observer to the heart of the action."--Publisher

300,000 years ago, Homo sapiens had bigger skulls. Cooked food meant our heads shrunk; alongside a growing brain, our airways got narrower. Urbanisation then led us to breathe less deeply and less healthily. And so today more than 90% of us breathe incorrectly. So we might have been breathing all our life, but we need to learn how to breathe properly! In Breath, James Nestor meets cutting-edge scientists at Harvard and experiments on himself in labs at Stanford to see the impact of bad breathing. He revives the lost, and recently scientifically proven, wisdom of swim coaches, Indian mystics, stern-faced Russian cardiologists, Czechoslovakian Olympians and New Jersey choral conductors - the world's foremost 'pulmonauts' - to show how breathing in specific patterns can trigger our bodies to absorb more oxygen, and he explains the benefits for everyone that result, from staying healthy and warding off anxiety to improving focus and losing weight. Breath is a fascinating ride through evolution, medicine and physiology - and extreme sports. But mostly it explores you. Structured as a journey with chapters from the mouth and nose through to the lungs and nervous system, it is non-fiction at its breath-taking best.

A small, dark treat published for the first time in book form in celebration of what would have been P.D. James' 100th birthday.

Abducted, enslaved, and powerless fighting for survival. The day started like any other day. Narrock, Allister, and the rest of their kindred engaged in training to unlock their upper limits: mental, physical, emotional, spiritual and heart. To unlock a limit, a warrior must prove themselves worthy to complete the temple ritual. Back then, the goal was simple, train to become an elite warrior. No one could have imagined how drastic their lives would change in less than one sun cycle. One moment, they were free. The next, they were engaged in a battle more intense than any training they have ever experienced-survival. After being kidnapped to Ryzanu, ten children of Jhatar werestripped of their identity and forced to accept new names. The girls, sold as servants to the twenty-four Routen, and the boys, thrown into the Coliseum where every day was a fight for their life. Desperate to see his people freed, Narrock spent ten years trying to understand how his captures had harnessed the power of the elements. He knew the gifts from his world were not enough to return him home. He would have to become like his captures, and harness the power of the elements, if he hopes to have a chance of seeing Jhatar again.

A chilling and page-turning thriller that will grip fans of Chris Carter, M.J. Arlidge, Daniel Cole and Fiona Cummins.

When Kate Thomas travels to Saudi Arabia with her young son and daughter to join her architect husband who is already working there, she lands a teaching post in a dysfunctional private school for Muslim expatriates. Daily life in Saudi proves to be a steep learning curve where dangers appear from unforeseen quarters...

Egal, ob ihr euch für Wahrheit oder Pflicht entscheidet: Ihr werdet garantiert schmutzigen Spaß und lustvolle Abenteuer erleben. Je länger ihr spielt, desto heißer werden die Pflichtaufgaben! Wechselt euch dabei ab, sinnliche Szenarien zu genießen, neue sexuelle Stellungen auszuprobieren und geheime Fantasien zu offenbaren! Trau dich - und lass dich wahrhaft von diesem erotischen Spiel antörnen!

Christian Grey ama avere il controllo su tutto: il suo mondo è ordinato, metodico e completamente vuoto fino al giorno in cui Anastasia Steele irrompe nel suo ufficio come un turbine con il suo corpo incantevole e i suoi splendidi capelli castani. Lui cerca di dimenticarla, ma invece viene travolto da una tempesta di emozioni che non riesce a  capire e a cui non può resistere. A differenza di tutte le donne che Christian ha conosciuto prima di lei, Ana, timida e ingenua, sembra arrivargli dritto al cuore, un cuore freddo e ferito, e vedere oltre la sua immagine di imprenditore di successo e il suo stile di vita esclusivo e lussuoso. Con Ana Christian riuscirà a scacciare gli incubi della sua infanzia e i fantasmi del passato che lo perseguitano ogni notte? Oppure i suoi oscuri desideri sessuali, la sua ossessione per il controllo e l’odio verso se stesso che riempiono la sua anima allontaneranno Ana e distruggeranno la fragile speranza che lei gli sta offrendo?

An explosive debut mystery for readers of Christine Carbo and Paul Doiron featuring a newly minted deputy thrust into the cutthroat world of hunting. This waterfowl season, the hunters become the hunted. Newly promoted sheriff's deputy Delia Chavez has worked hard to get where she is. Without any family to speak of, law enforcement is all she has. But just a few days into her new job, Delia finds the body of a hunter washed up on the bank of the Willamette River missing his trigger finger. Soon, more bodies are found--all hunters without their trigger fingers. Waterfowl season often means clashes between hunters and animal rights activists, but could someone be killing to make a statement? Petrified, but invigorated by the opportunity, Delia dives head first into the case. Soon, she catches a whiff of something foul and it's not the dead bodies--man or bird. What starts off looking like a simple case of a ruthless vigilante quickly devolves into something much more complex. Facing evasive killers who stop at nothing to conceal their crimes, Delia must bring the criminals to justice because everyone knows, if you're not the predator, you're prey.

From striped blazers to crisp button-down shirts, off-the shoulder jackets to tailored tuxedos, slinky leather skirts to sophisticated ballgowns. . . Meghan, Duchess of Sussex is rapidly becoming fashion's ruling queen of style.

'On the whole, it was easier than I had expected. Only once did I feel myself at risk. Took her away from you some people might say. Didn't you feel any grievance?I had been expecting this question. I knew exactly what I would say.'The late, great P. James takes us inside the mind of a murderer.

Für alle Liebhaber klassischer Kriminal-Romane gibt es noch einmal Neues von P. D. James zu entdecken: vier Krimi-Kurzgeschichten, die im Laufe der Jahre für Weihnachts-Ausgaben verschiedener Zeitschriften und Magazine entstanden sind, drei davon hier erstmals auf Deutsch. Mit einem Geleitwort von Val McDermid. • »Der Mistelzweig-Mord«, die titelgebende Story, handelt von einer Weihnachtsfeier im Landhaus, die unter keinem guten Stern steht • In »A Very Commonplace Murder« geht es um eine illegale Affäre, die mit Mord endet • Und »The Boxdale Inheritance« und »The Twelve Clues of Christmas« sind neue Fälle für P. D. Jamesʼ Kult-Ermittler Commander Adam Dalgliesh, der längst in die Krimi-Literaturgeschichte eingegangen ist Diese vier Weihnachts-Krimis zeigen das ganze Können der englischen Bestseller-Autorin P. D. James, von ihrem eleganten Stil über ihre Akribie bis zum unbestechlichen Blick hinter alle Fassaden.

The acknowledged "Queen of Crime", P. D. James was a master of the short story, creating gripping, suspenseful tales. Sleep No More comprises six perfectly formed stories, published here together for the first time. As the murderous tales unfold, the dark motive of revenge is revealed at the heart of each. P. D. James shows her expert control of the short-story form, conjuring motives and scenarios with complete conviction, and delivering a satisfying twist every time.

There are four short gripping tales, which include a strained country house party on Christmas Eve and an illicit affair that ends in murder. House Beautiful

Маленькая колония литераторов потрясена чудовищным убийством. В лодке, прибитой к берегу, найден труп знаменитого автора детективных романов.Многоопытный следователь Адам Дэлглиш, приехавший погостить к своей тетушке, вынужден начать расследование. Вскоре он приходит к неожиданному выводу: каждому обитателю колонии есть что скрывать. Дэлглиш должен раскрыть жестокое преступление, иначе таинственный убийца нанесет новый удар…

The year is 1803, and Darcy and Elizabeth have been married for six years. There are now two handsome, healthy sons in the Pemberley nursery, Elizabeth's beloved sister Jane and her husband, Bingley, live within seventeen miles, the ordered and secure life of Pemberley seems unassailable, and Elizabeth's happiness in her marriage is complete. But their peace is threatened and old sins and misunderstandings are rekindled on the eve of the annual autumn ball. The Darcys and their guests are preparing to retire for the night when a chaise appears, rocking down the path from Pemberley's wild woodland, and as it pulls up, Lydia Wickham, an uninvited guest, tumbles out, screaming that her husband has been murdered.

The scar on Rhoda Gradwyn's face was to be the death of her . . . When the notorious investigative journalist, Rhoda Gradwyn, books into Mr. Chandler-Powell’s private clinic in Dorset for the removal of a disfiguring and long-standing scar, she has every prospect of a successful operation and the beginning of a new life. But the Manor holds a secret and deadly enemy. While she lies drowsily recovering from the anesthetic a white shrouded figure stealthily enters her bedroom and within minutes Rhoda is dead. Dalgliesh and his team, called in to investigate the murder, and later a second equally horrific death, find themselves confronted with problems even more complicated than the question of innocence or guilt.

From the birth of crime writing with Wilkie Collins and Dostoevsky, through Conan Doyle to the golden age of crime, with the rise of Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham, P. D. James brings a lifetime of reading and writing crime fiction to bear on this personal history of the genre. There are chapters on great American crime writers - the likes of Patricia Highsmith, Raymond Chandler and Dashiel Hammett. James also discusses many of her favourite famous detectives, from Sherlock Holmes to Philip Marlowe. P.D. James, the bestselling author of Death Comes to Pemberley, Children of Men and The Murder Room, presents a brief history of detective fiction and explores the literary techniques behind history's best crime writing.

Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are called in to investigate a murder at a private nursing home for rich patients being treated by the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell. A welcome addition to the Dalgliesh canon, The Private Patient could have been written by no one other than P.D. James.

Die junge ledige Mutter Sally Jupp hat eine Stelle als Hausangestellte im Herrenhaus von Martingale bei den Maxies bekommen. Pflichtbewußt erledigt Sally ihre Arbeit, doch hinter dieser Maske aus Tüchtigkeit und Ergebenheit versteckt sie ihre wahren Gefühle: Abneigung und Verachtung - was den meisten auf Martingale jedoch verborgen bleibt. Eines Morgens wird Sally ermordet aufgefunden. Ein komplizierter Fall für Kommissar Adam Dalgliesh von Scotland Yard, der den Täter im Familienkreis der Maxies vermutet, denn da brodelt es vor Haß und Eifersucht. Freunde des klassischen englischen Krimis kommen voll auf ihre Kosten: Spannung total und ein verblüffendes Ende! Ein Spiel zuviel von P. D. James: Spannung pur im eBook!

Every book tells a story And the 70 titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality that formed part of the original Penguin vision in 1935, and that continues to define our publishing today. Together, they tell one version of the unique story of Penguin. highly praised crime novels for more than forty years, and Penguin is proud to publish them in paperback. Her most famous and enduring creation is the poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh, and in Innocent House taken from Original Sin he is confronted with a suspicious death and a puzzle at a respected publishing house.

G. K. Chesterton’s Father Brown may seem a pleasantly doddering Roman Catholic priest, but appearances deceive. With keen observation and an unerring sense of man’s frailties–gained during his years listening to confessions–Father Brown succeeds in bringing even the most elusive criminals to justice. This definitive collection of fifteen stories, selected by the American Chesterton Society, includes such classics as “The Blue Cross,” “The Secret Garden,” and “The Paradise of Thieves.” As P. D. James writes in her Introduction, “We read the Father Brown stories for a variety pleasures, including their ingenuity, their wit and intelligence, and for the brilliance of the writing. But they provide more. Chesterton was concerned with the greatest of all problems, the vagaries of the human heart.”

In un'isoletta al largo della Cornovaglia, sede di un esclusivo resort frequentato da politici e vip, viene trovato morto uno degli ospiti, Nathan Oliver, un famoso scrittore. Ma quando l'ispettore Dalgliesh dà inizio alle indagini e si accorge che la vittima era odiata da tutti, un altro residente dell'isola, il segretario dell'amministratore del resort, viene ucciso a colpi di pietra. E come se non bastasse, lo stesso ispettore Dalgliesh si ritrova inaspettatamente in grave pericolo di vita...

Mit diesem Krimi stellte P. D. James die Krimiszene auf den Kopf, indem sie die Rolle des Privatdetektivs zum ersten Mal mit einer Frau besetzte. Auftritt Cordelia Gray, die in der altehrwürdigen Universitätsstadt Cambridge einen vermeintlichen Selbstmord untersucht – und dabei in ein mörderisches Wespennest sticht. "Die größte Krimiautorin unserer Zeit …" Sunday Times

THE FIRST GEORGE SMILEY NOVEL After a routine security check by George Smiley, civil servant Samuel Fennan apparently kills himself. When Smiley finds Circus head Maston is trying to blame him for the death, he begins his own investigation, meeting Fennan's widow to find out what led him to such desperation. On the very day Smiley is ordered off the enquiry he receives an urgent letter from the dead man. Do the East Germans - and their agents - know more about this man's death than the Circus previously imagined? Le Carré's first book, Call for the Dead, introduced the tenacious and retiring spy George Smiley in a gripping tale of espionage and deceit. 'Intelligent, thrilling, surprising . . . makes most cloak-and-dagger stuff taste of cardboard' Sunday Telegraph 'Brilliant. Realistic. Constant suspense' Observer

Zo gauw duidelijk wordt dat een erfgenaam een privé museum wil verkopen, wordt hij vermoord en stuit inspecteur Dalgliesh op vele potentiële daders.

Un piccolo museo privato di Londra è al centro della nuova indagine di Adam Dalgliesh. Ereditato da tre fratelli, il museo ospita oltre a una preziosa collezione di quadri, reperti relativi a famosi delitti avvenuti a cavallo delle due guerre mondiali, contenuti in un'unica stanza: "la stanza dei delitti". Quando uno dei tre fratelli viene trovato carbonizzato nella sua auto, Dalgliesh scopre che costui si opponeva a tenere in vita il museo di famiglia e per questo è stato eliminato. Purtroppo questo è solo il primo di una serie di omicidi che nella loro escuzione richiamano quelli illustrati nella "stanza dei delitti". Chi sta sfidando l'ispettore Dalgliesh? E qual è il movente di tanta ferocia?

Il comandante Adam Dalgliesh, di New Scotland Yard, non avrebbe mai pensato di dover tornare in quel piccolo museo di Londra che aveva visitato appena una settimana prima. Dedicato all'epoca compresa tra le due guerre mondiali - con una sala riservata ai più celebri delitti commessi in quel periodo - il museo è proprietà di tre fratelli, uno dei quali è stato ritrovato carbonizzato all'interno della sua auto. È proprio dalla modalità di questa morte - che richiama un assassinio commesso negli anni Trenta - che il comandante Dalgliesh parte per fare luce sul caso. Ma, purtroppo, la scia di sangue è destinata ad allungarsi drammaticamente secondo un copione che pare prestabilito da una mente perversa. Chi sta lanciando il guanto di sfida a Dalgliesh? E qual è il motivo di tanta ferocia?

Great writers of crime fiction not only create memorable detective heroes, they also firmly establish them in a setting. The home counties town of King's Markham, for example, is the perfect patch for Ruth Rendell's Inspector Wexford and Ellis Peter's Brother Cadfael is as inseparable from the cloisters of medieval Shrewsbury as John Harvey's D.I. Resnick is from the mean streets of modern Nottingham.

When the body of a theology student is found on a desolate stretch of East Anglian coast, his wealthy father demands that Scotland Yard should re-examine the verdict of accidental death. Commander Adam Dalgliesh agrees to visit the young man's theological college, St Anselm's - a place he knew as a boy - expecting a nostalgic return to old haunts and a straightforward examination of the evidence. Instead he finds himself embroiled in intrigue, conflict and dangerous secrets as the college is torn apart by a sacreligious and horrifying murder.

Een minister trekt zich onverwacht terug uit het openbare leven en dat heeft gevolgen voor iedereen in zijn omgeving.

Acts is the sequel to Luke's gospel and tells the story of Jesus's followers during the 30 years after his death. It describes how the 12 apostles, formerly Jesus's disciples, spread the message of Christianity throughout the Mediterranean against a background of persecution. With an introduction by P.D. James

Vzpomínky živé legendy britské detektivní literatury, Phyllis Dorothy Jamesové, psané pozoruhodnou deníkovou formou.

Part diary and part memoir, this is the author's account of the 12 months of her life between her 77th and 78th birthdays. In writing it she simultaneously remembers her long and remarkable career, from 1920s Cambridge schoolgirl to Governor of the BBC to best-selling author

A great Christmas gift for mystery lovers, this book brings together a lethal collection of 13 original mysteries by P.D. James, Simon Brett, Susan Moody and others. "A cozy collection of yule-tidings gone wrong."--"Publishers Weekly." Contents: Mugs / Margaret Yorke -- And broke his crown / David Williams -- Bearing gifts / Nicole Swengley -- Season of goodwill / Mike Seabrook -- More than flesh & blood / Susan Moody -- The proof of the pudding / Peter Lovesey -- Charades, anybody? / H.R.F. Keating -- The mistletoe murder / P.D. James -- Operation Christmas / Tim Heald -- A card or a kitten / Liza Cody -- Political corrections / Simon Brett -- Boxing unclever / Robert Barnard -- Gold, frankincense and murder / Catherine Aird.

Sulle rive del Tamigi, in un antico palazzo sede della Peverel Press, la più illustre casa editrice inglese, l'ispettore Adam Dalgliesh deve confrontarsi con un intreccio all'apparenza inestricabile di odio, risentimenti, relazioni corrotte o degradanti, e con un assassino che non esita a colpire di nuovo.

Lidstvo se žene do záhuby. Ztrácí schopnost reprodukce, miliony obyvatel jsou zasaženy nemocemi a ti zbývající se navzájem vraždí. Píše se rok 2021 a na Zemi se již pětadvacet let nenarodilo jediné dítě. Populace stárne, ubývá lidí i sil a Omegy, děti zrozené v posledním roce plodnosti Homo sapiens, rozhodně nepatří k vzorným občanům. Po celém světě se snaží vlády udržet pořádek a relativně klidný průběh zániku lidstva. O to má největší zájem Rada Anglie v čele s nevyzpytatelným Guvernérem Xanem. Však co se skrývá pod touto optimistickou maskou? Vypravěčem celého příběhu a hlavním protagonistou je Xanemův bratranec Theo Faron, historik žijící i v této podivné době ve svém malém světě univerzitního Oxfordu a v minulosti, která mu poskytuje možnost nepřemýšlet o tom, co se stane… Jednoho dne ale přijde výzva… Ve světě, který podlehl anarchii a násilí, je Theo pověřen důležitým úkolem. Musí ochránit možná poslední naději lidstva – mladou těhotnou ženu.... celý text

Un classico mistero della camera chiusa: in un'aristocratica casa della campagna inglese, una giovane cameriera, una ragazza madre, viene trovata uccisa in una stanza chiusa a chiave dall'interno. L'ispettore Dalgliesh, chiamato a investigare, mentre risolve il caso si innamora.

Dans cet étonnant roman, P.D. James imagine une Angleterre du futur gagnée par un fléau : la stérilité humaine. Xan Lyppiatt, dictateur charismatique et gouverneur d'Angleterre, Theo Faron, historien et cousin du gouverneur, et Julian, égérie d'un groupuscule clandestin, sont les acteurs de ce drame parfois terrifiant mais qui s'achève sur une note d'espoir.

This collection presents a compelling exploration of mortality through three interconnected narratives, each delving into the complexities of death and its impact on human lives. The stories are characterized by intricate plots, rich character development, and a deep examination of themes such as grief, loss, and the moral ambiguities surrounding death. In the first volume, the protagonist grapples with the sudden death of a loved one, leading to a profound personal transformation and a reevaluation of relationships. The second volume shifts focus to a detective investigating a series of enigmatic deaths, revealing the darker aspects of human nature and the societal implications of violence. The final volume intertwines the lives of several characters as they confront their own mortality, reflecting on choices made and the legacies left behind. Key characters include a grieving spouse, a determined detective, and individuals from varied backgrounds whose lives intersect in unexpected ways. Together, the narratives provide a multifaceted view of death, encouraging readers to reflect on their own experiences and beliefs regarding life’s inevitable end. The Trilogy of Death invites contemplation on the fragility of existence and the enduring human spirit in the face of loss.

P. D. James, die eigentlich Phyllis White heißt, schrieb unter ihrem Mädchennamen. Die 1920 in Oxford geborene Schriftstellerin war mit einem Arzt verheiratet und lange Zeit in der Krankenhausverwaltung tätig. So lernte sie das Milieu kennen, in dem zwei ihrer berühmtesten Krimis spielen. Nach dem Tod ihres Mannes arbeitete sie in der Kriminalabteilung des britischen Innenministeriums. Mit ihren Kriminalromanen erwarb sie sich international große Anerkennung.

Told with P. D. James's trademark suspense, insightful characterization, and riveting storytelling, The Children of Men is a story of a world with no children and no future. The human race has become infertile, and the last generation to be born is now adult. Civilization itself is crumbling as suicide and despair become commonplace. Oxford historian Theodore Faron, apathetic toward a future without a future, spends most of his time reminiscing. Then he is approached by Julian, a bright, attractive woman who wants him to help get her an audience with his cousin, the powerful Warden of England. She and her band of unlikely revolutionaries may just awaken his desire to live . . . and they may also hold the key to survival for the human race. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Jeder verpatzte Erstkontakt kann der letzte sein Die Föderation ist eine geheimnisvolle Organisation aus elektronischen und biologischen Intelligenzen, die sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, unter den >>heranwachsenden<< intelligenten Spezies solche herauszusuchen, die sich für einen Zusammenschluß in einer galaktischen Superzivilisation eignen. Der Ort dieser Vereinigung ist eine Dysonsphäre im Herzen der Galaxis. Sie stellt ausreichenden Lebensraum und die notwendigen physischen Bedingungen für jedwede Lebensform zur Verfügung und soll optimal das Zusammenwachsen und eine Höherentwicklung denkender Materie garantieren. Doch nur die Friedfertigen sollen dieser Gnade teilhaftig werden. Aggressive und machtgierige Individuen bleiben ausgeschlossen. Martin und Beth werden von der Konföderation ausgewählt, um Erstkontakt mit besonders schwierigen Aliens herzustellen, um sie auf ihre Eignung zu testen - ein ebenso harter und gefährlicher wie verantwortungsvoller Job, denn jeder verpatzte Erstkontakt kann der letzte sein - jedenfalls für Martin und Beth. Heyne 06/4826

Al posto di Cordelia Gray, un'altra donna si sarebbe ritirata dall'attività, trovando una mattina il socio Bernie Pryde con la vene tagliate nella sede della loro agenzia di investigazioni. Ma Cordelia è una ragazza testarda: quando Miss Leaming, governante del celebre biologo Sir Ronald Callender, le chiede per conto del padrone di indagare sull'oscuro suicidio del figlio Mark Callender, Cordelia non si tira indietro. Nella rarefatta e sottilmente avvelenata atmosfera della buona società inglese, anche i migliori possono commettere le azioni più orribili: a mano a mano che scoprirà la fitta rete delle complicità e dei silenzi, Cordelia dovrà ammettere che non aveva tutti i torti chi affermava che quello del detective è "un lavoro inadatto a una donna".

L'ispettore Dalgliesh ha ricevuto in eredità un solitario mulino a vento sul promontorio di Larskoken. Un'ottima soluzione per le vacanze dell'ispettore, che sogna solo di lasciare la caotica Londra in cerca di riposo e silenzio. Sogni vani, perché in quell'angolo remoto d'Inghilterra un inafferrabile pazzo omicida ha seminato il terrore con una serie di delitti all'ombra inquietante di una centrale nucleare in cui si è verificato un misterioso suicidio. Ce n'è quanto basta per rovinare la quiete dell'ispettore, soprattutto quando accanto al suo mulino viene commesso un altro delitto... Inevitabile è il coinvolgimento di Dalgliesh che si trova così trascinato in una nuova, difficile indagine e in una sfida elettrizzante con il delitto.

Que feriez-vous si vous appreniez que votre mère s'est rendue coupable d'un crime atroce et que, après avoir purgé sa peine, elle s'apprête à sortir de prison ? Philippa Palfrey, elle, n'hésite pas une seconde. Cette jeune fille aux goûts raffinés, éduquée dans la meilleure tradition britannique par ses parents adoptifs, ne craint pas d'affronter les préjugés de classe et les horreurs commises par sa mère, Mary Ducton - la meurtrière -, pour la protéger d'un monde que dix années de prison lui ont fait oublier.Mais quelqu'un d'autre est au rendez-vous : c'est le père de la victime assassinée par Mary Ducton. Depuis dix ans, lui aussi attend son heure, guettant le moment où la meurtrière sera relâchée, pour procéder lui-même à l'exécution que la justice s'est refusée à accomplir.La traque commence. Sur les bords de la Tamise, sous les arbres en fleurs de St. James' Park et dans les rues de Londres, un petit homme vêtu de gris suit sa proie à la trace.

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).

De moord op een veelbesproken dienstbode brengt op een Engels landgoed de gemoederen in beroering.

Two bodies, their throats cut with brutal precision, lie in a waste of blood in the dingy vestry of St Matthew's Church, Paddington. One is an alcoholic tramp; the other, Sir Paul Berowne, a recently resigned Minister of the Crown. Dalgliesh arrives to begin his investigations.

This set of three books by P.D. James includes: "A Mind To Murder"; "Cover Her Face"; and "Unnatural Causes". It forms part of Faber's "Threebies" series, which offers different sets of three titles, each set written by a best-selling author.

An omnibus volume of P.D.James' work which features "An Unsuitable Job for a Woman", "Death of an Expert Witness" and "Innocent Blood". The author has also written a special preface for this edition in which she reflects upon her work and the significance of the crime genre in which she writes.

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. Amongst the blackmail, lies and hastily kept secrets of the Nightingale nursing school, another student dies equally mysteriously and it is up to Adam Dalgliesh to unmask a killer who has decided to prescribe murder as the cure for all ills. In Shroud for a Nightingale, award-winning P.D. James (author of Death Comes to Pemberley, Original Sin and Children of Men) plots a complex story of secrets, blackmail and suspicion. The novel was adapted for television in 1984, with Roy Marsden as Adam Dalgliesh and Joss Ackland as the surgeon, Stephen Courtney-Briggs.

Un caso estremamente complesso per miss Gray, la sagace investigatrice dei romanzi di P.D. James: la grande interprete di drammi elisabettiani, Clarissa Lisle, è da tempo minacciata di morte e l'ora X sta per scoccare...

Dopo essere stata adottata dai Palfrey, per dieci anni Philippa ha continuato a fantasticare sui suoi veri genitori. Tormentata dal desiderio di far luce sul suo passato, appena raggiunge la maggiore età cerca di ritrovarli. E non si arrende, anche se le sue scoperte sono sconvolgenti, anche se l'incontro con sua madre sarà il preludio di una nuova tragedia. Colpa e vendetta, legami di sangue e ragioni del cuore. Un dramma di famiglia che diventa un imprevedibile thriller.

De administratrice van een psychiatrische kliniek die bij psychiaters en personeel niet erg geliefd is, wordt op een avond vermoord aangetroffen.

Il dottor Edwin Lorrimer, medico legale e consulente di tribunali, appare a tutti come una persona fredda, razionale, un gelido, efficientissimo scienziato. Ma il giorno in cui il suo cadavere brutalmente massacrato viene ritrovato nel laboratorio in cui lavora, il suo ambiguo passato inizia a tornare a galla. E del dottor Lorrimer appare un'immagine insospettabile. Principale indiziato dell'omicidio, avvenuto in una stanza chiusa a chiave, è un collega del medico. Ma l'ispettore Dalgliesh, chiamato a indagare, sa che non bisogna mai fidarsi delle apparenze. Ancora una volta imparerà che la natura umana è più complessa di quanto sembri. E che a volte anche l'indizio più lampante non basta per risolvere un caso...

Una scrivania con la serratura rotta, un diario sparito, una stola indossata come per confessare... Bastano questi dettagli per sospettare che padre Baddeley, vecchio e malandato sia stato ucciso? Anche se l'ispettore Adam Dalgleish ne dubita, la morte colpisce altri ospiti della comunità di Toynton Grange con un tempismo perfetto. Troppo perfetto per essere naturale. Ma qual è il movente? Chi è il colpevole? Un invalido sulla sedia a rotelle? Un medico con un passato da cancellare? Un'infermiera troppo energica? Quando Dalgleish trova le risposte giuste, è forse troppo tardi. Ha di fronte a sè un diabolico assassino. E lo deve affrontare a tutti i costi. Un intreccio sottile e perverso, una storia ad altissima tensione.

Una barca si arena sulle coste di Suffolk. A bordo c'è il cavaliere del famoso giallista Maurice Seton. Le mani gli sono state mozzate: un macabro dettaglio che lo stesso Seton aveva inserito nel progetto del suo nuovo libro. Suo malgrado l'ispettore Dalgliesh, in vacanza nella regione, viene coinvolto nel caso dagli amici e dai vicini di casa della vittima. Un gruppetto di persone rispettabili. In apparenza. Ma con troppi segreti e troppi rancori nascosti. Una nuova, inquietante sfida all'acume investigativo di Dalgliesh. Un drammatico puzzle di indagini e di indizi, un nuovo capolavoro, d'alta scuola anglosassone, di P.D. James.

Left alone by her partner's suicide, Cordelia Gray struggles to manage the private detective agency they once shared.