{"product_id":"the-mistletoe-murder-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eP. D. James\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout 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 Dalgliesh reinvestigating a notorious murder at the insistence of his godfather--only to uncover the darkest of family secrets. And in the title story, a bestselling crime novelist describes the crime in which she herself was involved some fifty years ago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Playful and ingenious, shot through with narrative elegance and sly humor, \u003ci\u003eThe Mistletoe Murder\u003c\/i\u003e is a treat for P. D. James's legions of fans--and anyone who enjoys the pleasures of a masterfully wrought whodunit.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eP. D. James was the author of twenty-one books, many of which feature her detective hero Adam Dalgliesh and have been televised or filmed. She was the recipient of many prizes and honors, including the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award and the National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature. In 1991 she was created Baroness James of Holland Park. She died in 2014 at the age of ninety-four.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772742664480,"sku":"9781101973806","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3bcd335d88ec34f41acf7605b3e75d04.webp?v=1780413009","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mistletoe-murder-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}