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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. P. D. James, the undisputed queen of mystery, gives us an intriguing, inspiring and idiosyncratic look at the genre she has spent her life perfecting. Examining mystery from top to bottom, beginning with such classics as Charles Dickens's Bleak House and Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White, and then looking at such contemporary masters as Colin Dexter and Henning Mankell, P. D. James goes right to the heart of the genre. Along the way she traces the lives and writing styles of Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, and many more. Here is P.D. James discussing detective fiction as social history, explaining its stylistic components, revealing her own writing process, and commenting on the recent resurgence of detective fiction in modern culture. It is a must have for the mystery connoisseur and casual fan alike. James--one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction at work today--gives a personal, lively, illuminating exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers who have satisfied it. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780307743138
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