The Victim
Faber 90th Stories brings together some of our finest short stories, past, present and future.
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Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles.
On the whole, it was easier than I had expected. Only once did I feel myself at risk. That was when the Inspector suddenly intervened. He said in a harsh voice: “He married your wife, didn’t he? Took her away from you some people might say. Nice piece of goods, too, by the look of her. Didn’t you feel any grievance?”
I had been expecting this question. I knew exactly what I would say.
The late, great P. D. James takes us inside the mind of a murderer.
Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.
P. D. James (1920-2014) was born in Oxford and educated at Cambridge High School for Girls. From 1949 to 1968 she worked in the National Health Service and subsequently in the Home Office, first in the Police Department and later in the Criminal Policy Department. All that experience was used in her novels. She was a Fellow of the Royal…
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