{"product_id":"the-mistletoe-murder-and-other-stories","title":"The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories","description":"Throughout her illustrious career as the 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 are collected here.\n\n“Mystery lovers are in for a very merry time. . . . Will entertain and delight.” —USA Today\n\nEach of these stories is as playful as it is ingeniously plotted, the author's sly humor as evident as her hallmark narrative elegance and shrewd understanding of some of the most complex--not to say the most damning--aspects of human nature. In \"The Twelve Clues of Christmas,\" James's iconic Scotland Yard detective Adam Dalgliesh is drawn into a case that is, in his own words, \"pure Agatha Christie.\" In \"A Very Commonplace Murder,\" a respectable clerk's secret taste for pornography is only the first reason he finds for not coming forward as a witness to a terrible crime. \"The Boxdale Inheritance\" finds Dalgliesh's godfather imploring him to reinvestigate a notorious murder that might ease the godfather's mind about an inheritance--but which will reveal a truth that even the supremely upstanding Dalgliesh will keep to himself. And, in the title story, a bestselling crime novelist describes the crime she herself was involved in fifty years earlier. A treat for P. D. James's legions of fans and anyone who enjoys the pleasures of a masterfuly wrought whodunit.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1101973803\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1101973803.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:James, P. D.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41446896992314,"sku":"DBV.1101973803.G","price":4.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1101973803-0.jpg?v=1780711949","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-mistletoe-murder-and-other-stories","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}