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A collection of four short stories from P.D. James, together in paperback for the first time.

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P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a short story for Christmas, and four of the best have been drawn from the archives and published here together for the first time. From the title story about a strained country-house Christmas party, to another about an illicit affair that ends in murder, plus two cases for detective Adam Dalgliesh, these are masterfully atmospheric stories by the acknowledged ´Queen of Crime´.

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There are four short gripping tales, which include a strained country house party on Christmas Eve and an illicit affair that ends in murder. House Beautiful

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