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The Victim

Faber Stories
Series: Faber Stories
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The Victim by P. D. James is a gripping story from the world of crime fiction where a jealous husband's suspicions lead to a sinister plot of revenge. The narrative explores the psychological intricacies of guilt, trust, and betrayal, ultimately taking the reader on a suspenseful journey filled with unexpected twists. It delves into the complex nature of justice and how it can blur the line between the pursuer and the pursued.
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The Victim

The late, great P. D. James takes us inside the mind of a murderer.

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On the whole, it was easier than I had expected. Only once did I feel myself at risk. That was when the Inspector suddenly intervened. He said in a harsh voice: 'He married your wife, didn't he? Took her away from you some people might say. Nice piece of goods, too, by the look of her. Didn't you feel any grievance?'

I had been expecting this question. I knew exactly what I would say.

The late, great P. D. James takes us inside the mind of a murderer in The Victim.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571351756

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 January 2019

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 3.0mm

Width: 111.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 38g

Pages: 48

About the Author

P. D. James (1920-2014) was born in Oxford and educated at Cambridge High School for Girls. From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service and subsequently in the Home Office, first in the Police Department and later in the Criminal Policy Department. All that experience was used in her novels. She was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and of the Royal Society of Arts and served as a Governor of the BBC, a member of the Arts Council, where she was Chairman of the Literary Advisory Panel, on the Board of the British Council and as a magistrate in Middlesex and London. She was an Honorary Bencher of the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. She won awards for crime writing in Britain, America, Italy and Scandinavia, including the Mystery Writers of America Grandmaster Award and The National Arts Club Medal of Honor for Literature (US). She received honorary degrees from seven British universities, was awarded an OBE in 1983 and was created a life peer in 1991. In 1997 she was elected President of the Society of Authors, stepping down from the post in August 2013.

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