British detective writer P D James dies aged 94

November 27, 2014 21:49

British detective writer P D James, the creator of the best-selling series featuring poetry-writing sleuth Adam Dalgliesh, died today at the age of 94.

Faber and Faber, which published James since her first book in 1962, said she died peacefully at home in Oxford, and paid tribute to "one of the world's great writers".

James sold millions of novels and won numerous international awards for crime writing, drawing on three decades of work in the civil service including in forensics work.

Prime Minister David Cameron said he was saddened to hear of the death of "one of the UK's greatest crime writers, who thrilled and inspired generations of readers".

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