Crime novelist PD James, who penned more than 20 books, has died aged 94.
Her agent said she died "peacefully at her home in Oxford" on Thursday morning.
The author's books, many featuring sleuth Adam Dalgliesh, sold millions of books around the world, with many adapted for television and film.
Among her best known novels include The Children of Men, The Murder Room and Pride and Prejudice spin-off Death Comes to Pemberley.
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