The Skull Beneath the Skin

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:Michael_Gambon
gptkb:David_Greene
gptkb:Anna_Massey
gptkb:Diana_Quick
gptkb:John_Thaw
gptkb:Joss_Ackland
1983
film
television film
gptkbp:artMovement nominated_for_Edgar_Award
gptkbp:associatedWith Cordelia_and_her_clients
Cordelia_and_the_suspects
Cordelia_and_the_victim
gptkbp:author gptkb:P.D._James
gptkbp:character private investigator
gptkbp:characterDevelopment Cordelia_Gray's_growth
gptkbp:conflict moral dilemmas
gptkbp:criticalReception positive
gptkbp:culturalImpact influenced modern crime fiction
inspired other authors
adapted into stage plays
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:The_Black_Tower
gptkbp:genre mystery
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Skull Beneath the Skin
gptkbp:influencedBy psychological thriller
detective fiction
gptkbp:influences gptkb:Agatha_Christie
gptkb:Arthur_Conan_Doyle
gptkbp:ISBN 9780571200664
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:mainCharacter gptkb:Cordelia_Gray
gptkbp:motif betrayal
feminism
class distinction
gptkbp:narrativeStyle third-person
gptkbp:pageCount 256
gptkbp:plot investigation of a murder
gptkbp:publishedBy 1967
gptkbp:publisher Faber and Faber
gptkbp:series Cordelia_Gray_series
gptkbp:setting gptkb:England
1960s
gptkbp:symbolism the skull
gptkbp:theme identity
murder
deception
gptkbp:wrote descriptive
character-driven
suspenseful