P. D. James
22) The black tower
Author
Series
Language
English
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Description
"Responding to an old friend's call, Commander Adam Dalgliesh travels to Toynton Grange, a convalescence home in Dorset, where he finds his friend dead and, himself weakened by a recent illness, encounters multiple murder and malicious intrigue." --
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
P. D. James--one of the most widely admired writers of detective fiction at work today--gives us a personal, lively exploration of the human appetite for mystery and mayhem, and of those writers who have satisfied it. She examines the genre from top to bottom, beginning with the mysteries at the hearts of such novels as Charles Dickens's Bleak House, and bringing us into the present with such writers as Colin Dexter and Sara Paretsky. She compares...
29) In murderous company: three complete novels featuring detectives Adam Dalgliesh and Cordelia Gray
Author
Publisher
Wings Books
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Zeta
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
Español
Description
A orillas del Támesis, y en una réplica de un palacio veneciano construido en 1830, se halla la editorial Peverell Press, una austera empresa familiar que un joven francés, emprendedor y ambicioso, se propone relanzar con todos los recursos del márketing y la comunicación modernos. El joven empresario cae asesinado y su cadáver se encuentra en uno de los locales de la editorial. Se especula sobre los motivos del asesinato: la naturaleza de...
Author
Series
Publisher
Ediciones B
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
"La enorme y respetable casa de los Maxie, en aquel rincon campestre de Martingale, era el lugar ideal para que la joven Sally Jupp encontrara un trbajo adecuado y pudiera criar a su hijo sin grandes sobresaltos. La senora Maxie necesitaba ayuda para cuidar de su marido invalido, pero por lo demas, regentar aquella casa tenia que ser una tarea agradable y muy tranquila. Sin embargo, un horrible crimen acabaria pronto con la paz hogarena y las ilusiones...
34) Children of men
Series
Publisher
Universal Pictures
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
London, 2027. Humanity has become infertile and no child has been born for 18 years. Science is at loss to explain the reason. Immigration is a crime and regugees are caged like animals. African and East European societies have collapsed and their dwindling populations are migrating toward England and other wealthy nations. Torn apart by nuclear fallout, rampant terrorism and political rebellion. In this climate of nationalistic violence, a London...
Publisher
Wgbh Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Sacrifice: Novice private investigator Cordelia Gray investigates the death of a young man who appears to have committed suicide for no obvious reason, and, following one of her mentor's rules, uses every possible means to get to know him, going so far as to move into his cottage and sleep in his bed. In doing so, will she, too, become a victim?" --
"A last embrace: Employed by a woman who wants to use Cordelia Gray as bait to gather evidence against...
