The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories by P.D. JamesMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I have always been a fan of P.D.James and her elegant writing about her poetry loving detective Adam Dalgliesh, wonderfully portrayed by Roy Marsden in a series of excellent TV broadcasts. This book contains four short stories two of which feature Dalgliesh, one as Detective Sergeant and the other as Detective Chief Superintendent. My favourite was The Twelve Clues of Christmas with DS Dalgleish in particularly perceptive mood, stitching clues together rather like Hercule Poirot. It's a little gem making this well worth the modest purchase price.
P.D.James died in November 2014 at the age of 94; a sad loss to the world of detective fiction. If you are a fan you should add The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories to your collection.
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