Title: The Mistletoe Murder
Description: "As the acknowledged "Queen of Crime," P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best have been collected together for the first time in one volume [...] P. D. James's understanding of human nature illuminates each of these stories, making them ideal reading for the darkest days of the year. Each treats the reader to her masterfully atmospheric storytelling, a mystery to be solved, and enjoyable puzzles to keep the reader guessing. With wry humour, she pays tribute to her English crime-writing forebears, delighting in the secrets that lurk beneath the surface at enforced family gatherings and in old country houses--from the title story about a strained family reunion on Christmas Eve, to another about an illicit affair that ends in murder, and two cases that introduce James's poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh as a young detective sergeant."--
Subjects: Fiction, Murder, Investigation, Mystery & Detective, General, Short stories, Collections & Anthologies, Fiction, mystery & detective, collections & anthologies, Dalgliesh, adam (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, short stories, Fiction, crime, French language materials, Christmas stories, Histoires de Noël, Meurtre, Romans, nouvelles, Enquêtes, Asesinato, Novela, Investigación, Novela policíaca, Cuentos de Navidad
People: Adam Dalgliesh (Fictitious character)