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Queens of Crime

Best selling British crime novelists give clues to their success

World Service,3 episodes

Episodes

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PD James
A study of the best-selling author who thought she would outgrow whodunits
20 May 1991,13 mins
Ruth Rendell
Ruth Rendell talks about her work and how she finds her ideas
03 Jun 1991,13 mins
Ellis Peters
Interview with Ellis Peters whose extraordinary career included The Cadfael Chronicles
01 Jul 1991,13 mins