Audio only
Length4h 18m
About this audiobook
To judge by the worldwide success of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes and Agatha Christie's Poirot, it is not only the Anglo-Saxons who have an appetite for mystery and mayhem. Talking about the craft of detective writing and sharing her personal thoughts and observations on one of the most popular and enduring forms of literature, P. D. James examines the challenges, achievements, and potential of a genre which has fascinated her for nearly fifty years as a novelist. P. D. James explores the metamorphosis of a genre which has gripped and entertained the popular imagination like no other type of novel. Written by the author widely regarded as the queen of the detective novel, this book is sure to appeal to all aficionados of crime fiction.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length4 hrs 18 mins
Narrated byDiana Bishop
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 1, 2010
LanguageEnglish
The Complete Works: Charlotte, Emily, Anne, Patrick & Branwell BrontëCharlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Emily Brontë138h 12m$1 · $0.00
L. M. Montgomery – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & MemoirsLucy Maud Montgomery155h 55m$2 · $0.00
MARK TWAIN: 12 Novels, 195 Short Stories, Autobiography, 10 Travel Books, 160+ Essays & Speeches (Illustrated)Mark Twain416h 24m5 (1)$2 · $0.00
The Great Gatsby: Original 1925 Edition (An F. Scott Fitzgerald Classic NovelFrancis Scott Fitzgerald4h 45m$18 · $0.00
Louisa May Alcott: 16 Novels in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)Louisa May Alcott141h 35m$2 · $0.00
The Fire Next TimeJames Baldwin2h 25m$15
The Complete Works of Oscar WildeOscar Wilde80h 38m$1 · $0.00
The Complete Books of F. Scott Fitzgerald (all his 5 novels + all 4 short story collections published during his lifetime)F. Scott Fitzgerald86h 48m$2 · $0.00
The Count of Monte Cristo + The Three Musketeers + The Man in the Iron Mask (3 Unabridged Classics)Alexandre Dumas100h 13m$2 · $0.00
Braving the TruthRachel Held Evans11h 31m$29 · $0.00
Richard Wagamese SelectedRichard Wagamese3h 14m$15
Shōgun, Part OneJames Clavell24h 19m$35
Henry V (The Play, Historical Background and Analysis of the Character in the Play)William Shakespeare, William Hazlitt8h 40m$1 · $0.00
Pathways to LightPrakash Amte7h 6m$8
The North American Indian (Illustrated Edition)Edward S. Curtis, Frederick Webb Hodge6h$2 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of Leo Tolstoy in One Premium Edition (World Classics Series)Leo Tolstoy213h 41m$2 · $0.00
The Holy BibleKing James99h 50m$12 · $0.00
The Complete Novels of the Brontë Sisters (8 Novels: Jane Eyre, Shirley, Villette, The Professor, Emma, Wuthering Heights, Agnes Grey and The Tenant of Wildfell Hall)Charlotte Brontë, Emily Brontë, Anne Brontë118h 9m$2 · $0.00
The Greatest Works of Jules VerneJules Verne247h 39m$2 · $0.00
The Complete Works of G. K. ChestertonG. K. Chesterton421h 4m$2 · $0.00
You may also like
Drama Shows from the Golden Age of Radio, Vol. 2Black Eye Entertainment7h 32m$17
Pat Novak, for Hire, Vol. 1Hollywood 3605h 53m$17
The Adventures of Rocky Jordan, Vol. 1Hollywood 3605h 55m$17
Yours Truly, Johnny Dollar, Vol. 4Black Eye Entertainment7h 7m$17
The Complete Philo Vance Murder Mystery Series (Illustrated Edition)S.S. Van Dine99h 37m$2 · $0.00
Murder in the MewsAgatha Christie6h 47m$24 · $0.00
Poirot InvestigatesAgatha Christie5h 56m$1 · $0.00
The North Shore MysteryHenry Fletcher5h 44m$2.30
The Fire Engine That DisappearedMaj Sjöwall, Per Wahlöö7h 11m$17
MURDER MYSTERY Premium Collection - 15 Ultimate Whodunit Tales in One Single VolumeE. Phillips Oppenheim109h 23m$2 · $0.00
The Collected Works of Émile GaboriauÉmile Gaboriau178h 27m$2 · $0.00
The Middle of ThingsJ. S. Fletcher8h 18m$2.30
The Mystery of the Hasty ArrowAnna Katharine Green10h 9m$2.30
A Debt DischargedEdgar Wallace6h 48m$2 · $0.00
The Greatest Works of S. S. Van Dine (Illustrated Edition)Willard Huntington Wright, S.S. Van Dine115h 4m$2 · $0.00
The Whodunit Collection: British Murder Mysteries (15 Novels in One Volume)Frank Froest, Isabel Ostrander, Charles Norris Williamson, Alice Muriel Williamson135h 12m$2 · $0.00
The Greatest Murder Mysteries of S. S. Van Dine - 12 Titles in One Volume (Illustrated Edition)S.S. Van Dine100h 28m$2 · $0.00
MYSTERY & CRIME Ultimate Collection: 110+ Thriller Novels & Detective Stories In One VolumeE. Phillips Oppenheim85h 16m$2 · $0.00
Classic Radio’s Greatest Detective Shows, Vol. 2Hollywood 3605h 41m$17
PHILO VANCE MURDER MYSTERIES - Complete Collection (Illustrated)S.S. Van Dine$2 · $0.00