I haven't read a murder mystery in a while, and P.D. James was a good choice. Her novels are chock full of detail: she manages to capture characters in just a few vivid sentences and drives the action along so smoothly that you will find yourself hooked before you know it.
In London in the late 60's, Cordelia Gray suddenly finds herself the sole proprietor of Pryde’s Detective Agency. Desperate for money, she takes the first case offered to her, even though (as everyone seems compelled to remind her) detective work is an unsuitable job for a woman.
Cordelia is employed by a wealthy Cambridge scientist to find out why his son committed suicide. But as simple as the investigation seems, she quickly unearths a number of ugly secrets. Soon, it becomes clear that Cordelia is not dealing with a suicide, but a murder.
And Cordelia may be the killer’s next target.
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