P.D. James is considered one of the greatest living writers of detective fiction. Steve Inskeep talks with the British mystery writer about her new book, and how the mystery novel has changed over ...

British mystery writer P.D. James dies at 94 Author P.D. James discusses her novel “The Lighthouse” during an interview in New York on Nov. 27, 2005. (Henny Ray Abrams / Associated Press) ...

Best known for her series of detective novels centering around Scotland Yard Commander/poet Adam Dagliesh, James was 94. Her non-Dagliesh book, ... P.D. James, passed away today in Oxford, England.

LONDON (Reuters) - British crime writer P.D. James, creator of poetry-writing detective Adam Dalgliesh, has died at the age of 94, her publishers said on Thursday.

FILE - This is a Nov. 27, 2005 file photo of author P.D. James as she discusses her latest novel, "The Lighthouse," another mystery featuring Scotland Yard detective Adam Dalgliesh, during an ...

LONDON (AP) -- P.D. James took the classic British detective story into tough modern terrain, complete with troubled relationships and brutal violence, and never accepted that crime writing was ...