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Name: An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Author: P. D. James

📘 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P. D. James

Cordelia Gray, the twenty‑two‑year‑old sole heir to the Pryde Detective Agency, takes on her first case when Sir Ronald Callender hires her to investigate the death of his son, Mark Callender, a Cambridge student found hanged. As Cordelia delves into the Callender household, she discovers unsettling secrets and realizes the apparent suicide was a murder. The case pits her investigative skills against a powerful family’s hidden motives, challenging her to uncover the truth in a London setting.

First publish date: 1972

Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator

Authors: P. D. James

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