An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James

Her suspicions are further corroborated after a visit to the local police reveals the crime scene photos, suggesting that knot in the strap used to hang Mark was unnecessarily complicated. She, ultimately, decides that it is possible Mark did not commit suicide, but was murdered. The state of the cottage, however, belies that conclusion. After examining the space, she notices evidence that Mark was meticulous about his job and his surroundings.

Sir Ronald, needing to understand his son’s behavior, hires Cordelia and the case begins in earnest.Ĭordelia’s first stop is the gardener’s cottage where Mark was found. He has also returned the majority of his money to his father, and refuses to take any more. Sir Ronald’s song, Mark Callender, suddenly and without warning dropped out of Cambridge to take on work as a gardener in a nearby manor home. The son of a prominent scientist has committed suicide, and the scientist, Sir Ronald Callender, would like to know why.

She returns from her partner’s funeral to find an older woman on her doorstep, ready to offer her a case. I read and love Robb’s Eve Dallas series, and, odd relationship drama aside, I enjoyed Blaedel’s The Forgotten Girls. Why not read one of the authors and characters that made those two series’ possible?Ĭordelia Gray has inherited a private investigation firm, but will her first case be her last?Īfter her partner commits suicide and leave’s Pryde’s Detective Agency in her sole possession, Cordelia Gray has been waiting for a case. I like detective stories, especially when the lead detective is a woman. $12Ĭonsidered a classic, and written by the then Queen of Crime Fiction, An Unsuitable Job for a Woman, seemed a natural fit for me. Published 1972 Scribner Paperback Fiction.

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman by P.D. James