![]() ![]() Beginning with An Expert in Murder (Faber), which was dramatised for BBC Radio 4, the books paint an atmospheric picture of England between the wars and have been described as 'historical crime fiction at its very best' (Sunday Times). ![]() ![]() Our special guest for the evening will be Nicola Upson author of a series of detective novels which feature the brilliant Golden Age writer Josephine Tey as their lead character. ![]() From the title story about a strained country house Christmas party, to another about an illicit affair that ends in murder, and two cases for her poet-detective Adam Dalgliesh - currently returning to our television screens in brand new adaptations of James’s novels - each tale revels in the lure of a mystery to be solved. While she delights in the secrets that lurk beneath the surface at family gatherings, her Christmas stories also provide tantalising puzzles to keep the reader guessing. James’s elegant prose illuminates each tale, making them ideal reading for the darkest days of the year. James was frequently commissioned to write a special short story for Christmas, and The Mistletoe Murder and Other Stories draws together four of her finest. Join us this December as we get together to discuss a festive treat! As the acknowledged Queen of Crime, P.D. Everyone is invited to join us and our special guests to discuss a really popular book, one that we all know and perhaps or perhaps not love. The Really Popular Book Club is the reading group hosted by Cambridge University Libraries. ![]()
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