P.D. James






P.D. James

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born
August 03, 1920

gender
female

place of birth
The United Kingdom

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genre
Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

influences
Jane Austen, Dorothy L. Sayers, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh


about this author

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park OBE (born 3 August 1920) is an English writer of crime fiction, under the name P. D. James, and a life peer in the House of Lords.





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avg rating: 3.71 | 17,859 ratings | 1,972 reviews | 78 distinct works | 58 fans
The Children of Men The Children of Men
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.54 — 2,404 ratings — published 1992
35 editions
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The Lighthouse The Lighthouse (Adam Dalgliesh, #13)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.66 — 1,175 ratings — published 2005
23 editions
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Death In Holy Orders Death In Holy Orders (Adam Dalgliesh, #11)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.81 — 1,097 ratings — published 2001
28 editions
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The Murder Room The Murder Room (Adam Dalgliesh, #12)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.73 — 1,093 ratings — published 1976
26 editions
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An Unsuitable Job For A Woman An Unsuitable Job For A Woman (Cordelia Gray, #1)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.78 — 1,006 ratings — published 1972
37 editions
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The Private Patient The Private Patient (Adam Dalgliesh, #14)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.60 — 985 ratings — published 2008
14 editions
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Cover Her Face Cover Her Face (Adam Dalgliesh, #1)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.72 — 926 ratings — published 1962
42 editions
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A Taste For Death A Taste For Death (Adam Dalgliesh, #7)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.86 — 759 ratings — published 1987
37 editions
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Original Sin Original Sin (Adam Dalgliesh, #9)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.72 — 748 ratings — published 1994
31 editions
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Devices And Desires Devices And Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8)
by P.D. James
avg rating 3.79 — 727 ratings — published 1989
33 editions
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"Not so much two ships passing in the night as two ships sailing together for a time but always bound for different ports."
P.D. James (The Lighthouse)
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"Perhaps it's only when people are dead that we can safely show how much we cared about them. We know that it's too late then for them to do anything about it."
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"Man is diminished if he lives without knowledge of his past; without hope of a future he becomes a beast."
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