An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

1972 • 256 pages

Ratings20

Average rating3.4

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Left alone by her partner's suicide, Cordelia Gray struggles to manage the private detective agency they once shared.

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2 primary books

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Cordelia Gray is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 1972 with contributions by P.D. James.

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An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
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The Skull Beneath The Skin

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No formal training
mentored by a luckless sod
a scrapper's instincts.

I was a little disappointed with this novel. I found it rather slow moving with a lot of detailed descriptions that I didn't feel were necessary. Also I found a few plot points a bit unbelievable which definitely detracted from my enjoyment of this mystery.