No love lost there, it seemed, especially as she left all her estate to the English National Trust and not the Scottish National Trust that had been well established by her death, meaning the ENT still benefits richly from the sales of her books today. Most enjoyable perhaps were the descriptions of the Scottish scenes, with all her sniping at the Highlanders. Her characterisation was superb, and the way she built up the evidence then took it apart again and gave us a twist was fantastic. Josephine Tey began writing full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard.

Her prose was wonderful – hugely evocative – and despite this book being first published in 1929 it didn’t really feel dated in the slightest, apart from some anachronisms, which actually added to it – like her phrase ‘as common as grandfather clocks’ meaning something that everyone’s got, and not the opposite as it would mean today. It was released during the Golden Age of Detective Fiction. It was followed by A Shilling for Candles in 1936. It was the first in her series of six novels featuring the Scotland Yard detective Inspector Grant. Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition. The Man in the Queue is a 1929 detective novel by the British writer Josephine Tey. Creative Commons and The Open University File.

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It was a real joy to read Josephine Tey again after years and years, and everyone – and I mean everyone – enjoyed reading her too. 19OFF Josephine Tey - The Man in the Queue - 9780099556725 - 9780099556725. Revenge Is Sweet (Mafia Brides 1) by Lee Savino. About the Author Elizabeth MacKintosh (1896-1952), best known as Josephine Tey, is one of the most respected and influential authors in the mystery genre and regarded by many one of the best mystery novelists ever. Londons favorite musical comedy of the past two years was finishing its run at the end of the week. A long line had formed for the standing-room-only section of the Woffington Theatre. Home » All Book Reviews » The man in the queue The man in the queue Inspector Alan Grant searches for the identity of a man killed in the line at a theater and for the identity of the killer-whom no one saw.

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