Josephine Tey
Josephine Tey is one of the best-known and best-loved of all crime writers. She began to write full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. In 1937 she returned to crime writing with A Shilling for Candles, but it wasn't until after the Second World War that the majority of her crime novels were published. Josephine Tey died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.
Josephine Tey is one of the best-known and best-loved of all crime writers. She began to write full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. In 1937 she returned to crime writing with A Shilling for Candles, but it wasn't until after the Second World War that the majority of her crime novels were published. Josephine Tey died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust. See less
Josephine Tey's Featured Books
Josephine Tey book reviews
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To Love and Be Wise
Tey's Books are Treasures
by Marcia, Dec 18, 2021
Josephine Tey, one of the Golden Age mystery writers, had a much smaller output than the other great writers and each book is set in a different arena with very different subjects but her detective ... Read More
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Brat Farrar
One of Josephine Tey's best
by Marcia, Dec 18, 2021
Tey wrote only a few books for a first-class Golden Age mystery writer and each is to be treasured. She's among the finest of the British mystery writers. This is one of her best. Very challenging. ... Read More
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The Man in the Queue
Whodunnit?!
by Helen P, Oct 24, 2013
Inspector Grant scores again. A really intriguing mystery with the most unexpected ending. But the real intrigue is in the exploration of character and motive. Josephine Tey never fails to delight ... Read More
