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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

By: P. D. James
Narrated by: Katie Scarfe
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Meet 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. Required to delve into the hidden secrets of the Callender family, Cordelia soon realises it is not a case of suicide, and that the truth is entirely more sinister.

©2014 Faber & Faber (P)2014 Faber & Faber Detective Fiction Mystery Police Procedural Thriller & Suspense Traditional Detectives Women Sleuths Women's Fiction Suspense

Critic Reviews

"One of the most compulsive and acutely observed thrillers of the year - a why-dunnit, rather than a who-dunnit; a study of the complex motives that make up the cold mind of a killer." ( Daily Express)
"A very ingenious, absorbing detective story of star quality." ( Evening Standard)
"Through a language which is always sensitively precise and often more, she keeps up a ripple of subterranean humour which would sustain a whole series as good as this one.... Miss James has the eye for detail which is an absolute requirement for a detective writer. She also has tolerance and experienced wisdom." (C.P. Snow, Financial Times)
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I have been a fan of PD James and read and enjoyed this book in print years ago. I found Katie Scarfe’s excellent narration, actually enhanced my enjoyment of the novel. She is an excellent narrator and was a perceptive choice for this mystery; her addition to the story gave the character an added dimension.

A complex plot delivered with style

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