Four first editions from English novelist, Phyllis Dorothy James. Four volumes. First editions. Written by Phyllis Dorothy James, an English novelist and life peer best known for creating the police commander Adam Dalgliesh. This set includes: A Certain Justice, 1997. After successfully defending Garry Ashe against the charge of murder, criminal lawyer Venetia Aldridge is murdered in her office. Adam Dalgliesh must ascertain whether this was an inside job. Death in Holy Orders, 2001. Following the death of a student in Saint Anselm's College, the Archdeacon is murdered, Dalgliesh is assigned the investigation. The Lighthouse, 2005. Dalgliesh is brough in to investigate a mysterious death of a famous writer on an inaccessible island off the Cornish coast. The Private Patient, 2008. Two days after Rhoda Gradwyn arrives to a plastic surgery clinic in Dorset, she is savagely murdered. Dalgliesh and the team are soon caught in a race against time when another dead body is found. In the original cloth binding. Externally, excellent. Original dust wrappers are very smart with light shelf wear only. All dust wrappers are unclipped other than A Certain Justice. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean throughout. Near Fine. Seller Inventory # 858T62

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Title: A Collection of Works by P. D. James

Publisher: Faber and Faber 1997-2008, London

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Edition: First edition.

Book Type: book

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