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I can’t recall when I started reading P.D. James’ novels.
But I loved her stories with Commander Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard as well
as the PBS adaptations of them. It was via her novels that I eventually came
across Martha Grimes and her Scotland Yard Inspector Richard Jury.
What made her such a great writer to read? This quote
from her sums it up:
“When I first heard that Humpty Dumpty fell off the wall,
I immediately wondered: Did he fall — or was he pushed?”
Here’s the New York Times story about her death which was
announced Thanksgiving Day.
Among her advice to budding mystery novels: center your mystery, follow the "fair play" rule and study reality. Here's an article with ll of P.D. James' advice on writing mystery novels.
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