Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), known professionally as P. D. James, was an English novelist and life peer.

When it comes to professional writers born and raised in the UK, Phyllis Dorothy James, better known as P.D. James, was one of the names you could never oversight. Born back in 1920, Phyllis had …

P.D. James (born August 3, 1920, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England—died November 27, 2014, Oxford) was a British mystery novelist best known for her fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard.

P.D. James was the pen name of Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park. P.D. James was an English novelist of crime fiction, thrillers and dystopian fiction. She was best known for her …

Dec 17, 2025 · Explore all PD James books in order, with summaries, series overviews, and where-to-start tips for Adam Dalgliesh, Cordelia Gray, and her standalones.

Sep 4, 2021 · If you've never read the Adam Dalgliesh mystery novels by P.D. James, now is a great time to get familiar with the series. Acorn TV is currently adapting the series for television (check out …

A rare meeting of literary genius: P. D. James, long among the most admired mystery writers of our time, draws the characters of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride and Prejudice into a tale of murder and …

P. D. James was born Phyllis Dorothy James on August 3, 1920, in Oxford, England, the oldest of three children. Her parents, Sidney Victor, a tax official, and Dorothy May (Hone) James, moved to …

P.D. James was born on 3 August 1920 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. She was a writer and producer, known for Children of Men (2006), Death in Holy Orders (2003) and The Black Tower (1985).

P. D. James was the author of twenty-one books, many of which feature her detective hero Adam Dalgliesh and have been televised or filmed. She was the recipient of many honors, including the …