An Unsuitable Job For A Woman
by James, P. D
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, green clothbound boards with gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked.
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About This Item
London: Faber & Faber, 1972. 1st. hardback. Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, green clothbound boards with gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked.. 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_"" x 5""). Cordelia Gray: twenty-two, tough, intelligent and now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark, a young Cambridge student found hanged in mysterious circumstances. Cordelia is required to delve into the hidden secrets of the Callender family and soon realizes it is not a case of suicide, and that the truth is entirely more sinister. This, the first Cordelia Gray novel, is a brilliant work of crime fiction packed with secrets and suspense. This novel has been adapted for television twice, the second adaptation in 1997 starred Helen Baxendale as Cordelia Gray.
Synopsis
An Unsuitable Job For A Woman is the title of a 1972 detective novel by P. D. James - and also the title of a TV series of four dramas developed from that novel. It features Detective Cordelia Gray, the protagonist of both this title and The Skull Beneath the Skin. Cordelia inherited a detective agency and from there took on her first case.
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- Bookseller
- Inklings & Yarnspinners (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC131870
- Title
- An Unsuitable Job For A Woman
- Author
- James, P. D
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j, green clothbound boards with gilt spine titling bright; text block firm, pages unmarked.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1972
- Pages
- 216
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, fiction, detective, PDJames
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
- Size
- 12mo (190 x 130 / 7_\"\" x 5\"\")
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