2008年，《时代周刊》选出了五十位最伟大的犯罪小说家，P.D. James名列前矛，甚至在这类小说的开山始祖爱伦•坡的前面。《时代周刊》给她的赞美是：创作力丰沛且脑容量惊人的贵妇。这位现年八十八岁高龄、气质高雅非凡的女作家，目前还活跃于文坛。 由于写作有成，她获得许多国际知名文学奖，包括在英国犯罪作家推理协会颁发的、有“诺贝尔推理文学奖”之称的“钻石匕首奖”，并受英国皇室勋封为女伯爵，更获颁美国侦探作家协会终身成就奖——“大师奖”，以及“爱伦•坡奖”

When the administrative head of the Steen Psychiatric Clinic is found dead with a chisel in her heart, Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh of Scotland Yard is called in to investigate. Dalgliesh must analyze the deep-seated anxieties and thwarted desires of patients and staff alike to determine which of their unresolved conflicts resulted in murder. With "discernment, depth, and cr...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after archaeologist Dr Leidners wife Louise at a dig, she finds herself taking on more than just nursing dutiesshe also has to help solve murders. Hercule Poirot is visiting the excavation site but will the great detective be in time to prevent a multiple murderer from striking again? --This text refers to an out of print or una...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 When nurse Amy Leatheran agrees to look after archaeologist Dr Leidners wife Louise at a dig, she finds herself taking on more than just nursing dutiesshe also has to help solve murders. Hercule Poirot is visiting the excavation site but will the great detective be in time to prevent a multiple murderer from striking again? --This text refers to an out of print or una...(展开全部)

Jeff Johnson 拥有耶鲁大学及斯坦福大学心理学学位。UI Wizards公司董事长兼首席顾问。，他是GUI设计的先驱，著有畅销书《GUI设计禁忌》。

Jeff Johnson 拥有耶鲁大学及斯坦福大学心理学学位。UI Wizards公司董事长兼首席顾问。，他是GUI设计的先驱，著有畅销书《GUI设计禁忌》。

《幽巷谋杀案》内容简介：阿加莎·克里斯蒂被誉为举世公认的侦探推理小说女王。她的著作英文版销售量逾10亿册，而且还被译成百余种文字，销售量亦逾10亿册。她一生创作了80部侦探小说和短篇故事集，19部剧本，以及6部以玛丽·维斯特麦考特的笔名出版的小说。著作数量之丰仅次于莎士比亚。 随着克里斯蒂笔下创造出的文学史上最杰出、最受欢迎的侦探形象波洛，和以女性直觉、人性关怀见长的马普尔小姐的面世，如今克里斯蒂这个名字的象征意义几近等同于“侦探推理小说”。 阿加莎·克里斯蒂的第一部小说《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》写于第一次世界大战末，战时她担任志愿救护队员。在这部小说中她塑造了一个可爱的小个子比利时侦探赫尔克里·波洛，他成为继福尔摩斯之后侦探小说中最受读者欢迎的侦探形象。《斯泰尔斯庄园奇案》经过数次退稿后，最终于1920年由博得利·黑德出版公司出版。 Murder, s...(展开全部)

When two newlyweds discover that a corpse has been buried in the basement of their new home, a gruelling case begins to trace the identity of the victim. With all avenues of investigation approaching exhaustion, a tenuous piece of evidence offers a chance for Chief Inspector Moresby and leads him to the amateur sleuth Roger Sheringham, who has recently been providing cover work...(展开全部)