To support her family (which included two children), she took work in hospital administration and, after her husband's death in 1964, became a civil servant in the criminal section of the Department of Home Affairs. White, a medical student and future physician, who returned home from wartime service mentally deranged and spent much of the rest of his life in psychiatric hospitals. Her formal education, however, ended at age 16 because of lack of funds, and she was thereafter self-educated. The daughter of a middle-grade civil servant, James grew up in the university town of Cambridge. James, byname of Phyllis Dorothy James White, Baroness James of Holland Park, (born August 3, 1920, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England-died November 27, 2014, Oxford), British mystery novelist best known for her fictional detective Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard. Past murders are uncovered and SARS threatens the island." Good Reads Suspects include Oliver's daughter Miranda, editor Dennis, animal researcher Dr Yelland, recently orphaned Dan, aged Emily, boatman Jago, sickly Dr Speidel, physician Dr Stavely and his unfaithful wife Jo, administrator Maycroft, housekeeper Mrs Plunkett, cook Mrs Burbridge, rebellious teen Millie. The first victim was thoroughly disliked by visitors and residents for valid reasons, but the second, a recovered alcoholic priest, was admired by the skeleton staff. Investigator Adam Dagliesh, his inspector Kate Miskin, and sergeant Francis Benton are all pre-occupied with their personal and love lives. But demanding author Nathan Oliver is found strangled and hanging from the renovated lighthouse. "Combe Island off the Cornish coast offers respite to over-stressed high authorities who require privacy and security.
No other markings inner pages, spine intact, no creases. Some staining to page edges, minor mark on first page. This book has been read, no wear to covers, minor wear to dust covers.
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