An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

by P. D. James

1972•Mystery•285 pages

Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecrimedramaunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsempowerment/personal growthinjustice/tragedy/vengeance

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Boxlist takeAn intricate, intimate mystery: morally murky and grounded. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

A Cordelia Gray MysteryMeet Cordelia Gray: twenty-two, tough, intelligent and now sole inheritor of the Pryde Detective Agency. Her first assignment finds her hired by Sir Ronald Callender to investigate the death of his son Mark, a young Cambridge student found hanged in mysterious circumstances.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

MysteryDetectiveCrimeDramaSolving the riddle/not as it seemsEmpowerment/personal growthInjustice/tragedy/vengeance

Subjects

Women private investigatorsDetective and mystery storiesMysteryWomen detectivesMystery fictionPoliceThriller / SuspensePrivate investigators

Details

Author
P. D. James
Published
1972
Pages
285
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