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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

P. D. James

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#3828 of 8,085 books · #1102 in Crime & Thriller

Shortlisted for the Edgar Award for Best Novel (1974).

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman introduces P.D. James's courageous but vulnerable young detective, Cordelia Gray. Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins, and the strong scent of murder.

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Publisher
Simon and Schuster
ISBN-13
9781451697766
Topics
Murder investigationFemale detectiveSecrets and deception

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