In Honour of a great British Crime Writer: Rt.,Hon.Phyllis Dorothy Baroness James OBE FRSA FRSL 3rd Aug 1920 - 27th November 2014

 An Unsuitable Job For A Woman

Well, I'm not at all sure that the Rt.,Hon.Phyllis Dorothy Baroness James OBE FRSA FRSL , known and loved by most as Crime Writer P.D. James considered Crime Writing as 'an unsuitable job for a woman.'  In fact, I'm pretty certain she loved every minute of her writing experience... and ,we at The Crime Warp, in turn loved every minute of the  reading and viewing experiences we had courtesy of this talented writer.
                                                 Despite coming to writing late (her mid thirties) she wrote 20 crime novels, many featuring policeman poet Adam Dalgliesh,  which have been serialised on TV.                                                                                                                         Well respected within the Crime Writing community she was the recipient of many Awards including The Cartier Diamond Dagger (1987), The Edgar Grand Master Award 1999, Macavity Award for Best Mystery novel (A Taste For Death) The Grand Prix de Litterature Policiers (1988 A Taste For Death).

She also wrote to great acclaim the book Talking About Detective Fiction, for which she received both the Macavity Award  for Best Non Fiction and The Anthony Award for best critical /non fiction(2010)

What a wonderful legacy this talented writer leaves behind.  Her books will continue to be enjoyed for many years to come.