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English crime writer (1920-2014)

Also known as: Baroness James of Holland Park, Baroness Phyllis Dorothy James, P.D. James, Phyllis Dorothy James, Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park, Phyllis James

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Known works

Death comes to Pemberley
Original Sin
Cover Her Face
A Mind to Murder
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman