An Unsuitable Job for a Woman was awarded a Scroll by the Mystery Writers of America
. Critic Richard Gidez
commended it as literate, intelligent, stylishly written,
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and the portrayal of Cordelia as enjoyable...
Literary responses
P. D. James
Richard Gidez
feels that this book represents P. D. James at her best.
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Reviewers were full of praise for this long but well-plotted novel. They appreciated its evocative descriptions of setting, its believable and...
Literary responses
P. D. James
Critics received this book positively: they enjoyed its entertainment value, considered the pace good, the plot steady, the writing stylish, and the solution surprising and satisfying. It became a Book-of-the-Month Club
selection. Richard Gidez
insisted...