BRITISH MURDER MYSTERIES: The Greatest Thrillers of Josephine Tey (eBook)
1524 Seiten
e-artnow (Verlag)
405-766455743-8 (EAN)
Inspector Alan Grant is a Scotland Yard detective who relies on his instincts and often goes against the evidence if his gut feeling says so. He is thorough and systematic in his investigations and always pulls through.
Contents:
"The Man in the Queue" (or Killer in the Crowd) – Inspector Grant investigates a murder of a man who was stabbed in the ticket line in front of theatre. There are numerous witnesses, but nobody saw anything.
"A Shilling for Candles" – Inspector Grant investigates a drowning of a young actress which first seems like an accident, but as investigation moves forward, Grant's clues spell murder.
"The Franchise Affair" – Inspector Grant prosecutes two women accused for kidnapping young girl starving her, beating her and forcing her to work domestic chores.
"To Love and Be Wise" – Inspector Grant investigates disappearance of a young and desirable photographer who had many female admirers, but also many jealous competitors.
"The Daughter of Time" – Inspector Grant is in hospital with a broken leg. With the help of friends, patients and medical staff Grant researches King Richard III, his life and conduct, and investigates his alleged crimes.
"The Singing Sands" – Inspector Grant takes a sick leave from Scotland Yard and plans a quiet holiday in Scotland. Traveling by a train, Grant discovers a dead man and a cryptic message which turns his sick leave to a full time work and a perilous adventure.
Other Mysteries:
Miss Pym Disposes
Brat Farrar (Come and Kill Me)
Josephine Tey was a pseudonym used by Elizabeth MacKintosh (1896-1952), a Scottish author best remembered for her mystery novels. She also wrote about a dozen one-act plays and another dozen full-length plays, many with biblical or historical themes under the name Gordon Daviot. In several of Tey's mystery novels, the hero is Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant. The most famous of these is The Daughter of Time, which was selected by the British Crime Writers' Association as the greatest mystery novel of all time.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 11.11.2019 |
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Verlagsort | Prague |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Historische Kriminalromane |
Literatur ► Krimi / Thriller / Horror ► Krimi / Thriller | |
Schlagworte | Agatha Christie • An Equal Justice • British mystery writers • Broken Glass • Character-driven Thrillers • classic British mysteries • Crime Solving Detective • Dead Center • Golden Age detective fiction • historical crime novels • Inspector Alan Grant series • intriguing plot twists • John le Carré • Scotland Yard investigations • Sherlock Holmes • The Echo Killing • The Night Fire • Timeless Whodunits • When We Believed in Mermaids • W is for Wasted |
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