P.D. James - An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Detective Series)

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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is the title of a detective novel by P. D. James and of a TV series of four dramas developed from that novel. It was published by Faber and Faber in the UK in 1972 and by Charles Scribner's Sons in the US.
The book features private detective Cordelia Gray, the protagonist of both this title and The Skull Beneath the Skin (1982). It is noted for introducing a new type of female detective at the start of the feminist era.
Plot summary
22-year-old private detective Cordelia Gray walks into the London office she shares with former police detective Bernie Pryde to find her partner has committed suicide. Pryde has left everything, including his unlicensed handgun, to Cordelia, who decides to keep the failing agency open out of gratitude. When she returns to her office from the funeral service, she is visited by her first client, Elizabeth Leaming, assistant to prominent scientist Sir Ronald Callender, whose son Mark recently hanged himself.
Cordelia travels to Cambridge, where Mark had left university and taken a job as gardener despite decent grades and the prospect of a considerable inheritance from his maternal grandfather. Her task is to discover the reason for Mark’s death, but she begins to suspect foul play. She meets Mark's student friends, who are reluctant to talk and attempt to convince Cordelia that his death really was suicidal.
Author P. D. James
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Series Cordelia Gray No. 1
Genre Mystery novel
Publisher Faber & Faber
Publication date 1972
Media type Print (Hardcover, Paperback)
Pages 287 pp
ISBN
0-446-31517-6 (Paperback edition)
OCLC
31623136
Followed by The Skull Beneath the Skin

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Brilliant story with great acting. Thoroughly enjoyable

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Brilliant story, thank you, a most enjoyable way to spend an evening by the fire

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It's a wonderfully read story. Thank you to all involved in th production process.

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What an absolutely brilliant story AND acting. Enjoyed this far more than any other P.D. James so far. Thank you so very much for offering this splendid work.

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8:45 8:48

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Listening in 1/24. I love all of these

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Me too, listening in 2/24

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Super in every way, wonderfully clear diction by all members of the cast. Thank you ❤

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Our pleasure!

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Such great acting. Very enjoyable. Thanks.

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Loving it and the actors are perfectly clear speakers too. Thank you for these books ❤

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Awesome story.. I lived in the story. What a walk through! The twist n ending is splendid!

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Just brilliant! Thank you….

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Thanks for listening

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Great storey!!

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Good story! Excellent cast.

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Great story

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Really enjoyed this play. Plenty of twists and turns and a satisfying solution.

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This should be a movie!!!

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19:12 You got to love the English "stiff upper lip" resolve. " I thought at first he'd been sent down, doing drugs, the revolution, you know, thesort of thing they get up to now" 😂😂😂

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Excellent drama. Easy listening. Thank you.

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Our pleasure!

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Very good! Thanks.

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Excellent!

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Thank you

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You're welcome

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Refreshing female detective

[@granthurlburt4062]

Thanks for posting this fine work. So much intelligence & fluidity & mastery permeating the writing. P.D. James is a great writer and was a great person to write abook in the style of Jane Austen (Death Comes to Pemberly).

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Thanks for the kind words. You're right, she was a great writer. Thanks for listening.

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Wonderfully tale!

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Too many ads - very annoying when I have to leave my work to Skip Ad.

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Do I hear Fulton McKay?

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Is it a play about female football pundits ? Written by Joey Barton.

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Warning! The ending is missing! Not sure why others have not mentioned this!

[@nikolateslawirelessradio]

The ending is not missing. When he says what he says about the case at the end (dont want to give it away), that is the ending and then they go into the credits. Maybe there was something else in the book, but not in the radio version,

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Who created this production?

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BBC

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As

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Adverts, I'm off.

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Riddled with adverts-don't bother.

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Great story

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Glad you enjoyed it