An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (Cordelia Gray Mysteries No. 1)

About this book

Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins and the strong scent of murder. An Unsuitable Job for a Woman introduces P. D. Jamess courageous but vulnerable young detective Cordelia Gray in a "top-rated puzzle of peril that holds you all the way" (The New York Times).