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The Skull Beneath the Skin
The Skull Beneath the Skin: A Cordelia Gray Mystery | P.D. James
Invited to protect an actress within the rose red walls of a fairy-tale castle, Detective Cordelia Gray finds the stage is set for death. Actress Clarissa Lisle has always been famous for her ravishing beauty—and her unscrupulous manipulations. Now on the death-shrouded island of Courcy, her schemes win her a starring role in a nightmare in which she can trust no one—not her deceived husband; her dangerously insecure stepson; her ominously genial host; her dependent, desperate cousin; or her cruelly amusing ex-lover. Soon Detective Cordelia gray finds that nothing is as it seems on Courcy—especially after the curtain goes down. Here she must delve into ancient secrets and guilt-stained pasts—and risk her life to stop a brilliantly cunning murderer who has set the stage for her death.
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Last day of the cruise and the P.D. James marathon continues!

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deirdrebeecher
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This book was published in 1982, but it feels like another world. Would a one woman detective agency really have typists? Could they buy flats in London on a deposit and a five year loan? Were people still that snobbish in the 80's? This book feels poised between modern police procedurals and golden age mysteries. I'm sure the next generation will love James the way I love Sayers, but for me it's just too old fashioned.

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