I'm not a tyrant, but I can't afford to be merciful. Whatever it is necessary to do, I will do it. - P. D. James

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I'm not a tyrant, but I can't afford to be merciful. Whatever it is necessary to do, I will do it.

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About P. D. James

Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park OBE FRSA FRSL (3 August 1920 – 27 November 2014), commonly known as P. D. James, was an English crime writer and Conservative life peer in the House of Lords.

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Birth Name: Phyllis Dorothy James
Alternative Names: Phyllis Dorothy James, Baroness James of Holland Park Phyllis James Baroness Phyllis Dorothy James
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It had been the good-looking young detective and the woman officer who had interviewed her, and she had sensed that they were quietly sympathetic. But that of course had been deliberate. They had set out to get her confidence and they had succeeded. She was amazed now how much she had confided to them.

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