P. D. James

JAMES, P. D., 1920 to 2014

P. D. James

English crime writer.

Books
21
Editions tracked
23
First editions
19
Nationality
United Kingdom

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Earliest first editionA Mind to MurderFaber & Faber, 1963 Most editions trackedThe Skull Beneath the Skin2 editions
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  1. 1963A Mind to MurderFaber & Faber
  2. 1971Shroud for a NightingaleFaber & Faber
  3. 1971The Maul and the Pear TreeConstable
  4. 1972An Unsuitable Job for a WomanFaber & Faber
  5. 1975The Black TowerFaber & Faber
  6. 1977Death of an Expert WitnessFaber & Faber
  7. 1980Innocent BloodPenguin Books
  8. 1982The Skull Beneath the SkinFaber & Faber
  9. 1986A Taste for DeathFaber & Faber
  10. 1989Devices and DesiresFaber & Faber
  11. 1992The Children of MenFaber & Faber
  12. 1994Original SinFaber & Faber
  13. 1997Certain Justice *Qpd*Faber & Faber
  14. 1999Time To Be In EarnestFaber & Faber
  15. 2001Death in Holy OrdersFaber & Faber
  16. 2003The Murder RoomChivers
  17. 2005The LighthouseFaber & Faber
  18. 2008The Private PatientFaber & Faber
  19. 2011Death Comes to PemberleyFaber & Faber
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When was P. D. James born?

P. D. James was born in 1920 and died in 2014.

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We track 21 books by P. D. James across 23 editions, 19 of them first editions.

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