Search results for ""Author Josephine Tey""
Cornerstone The Franchise Affair: Their country house will
Book Synopsis'An ingenious book' SARAH WATERS'Permanent classics in the detective field . . . no superlatives are adequate' THE NEW YORK TIMESMarion Shape and her mother are quiet and ordinary villagers, enjoying a peaceful life in their country home, the Franchise. Everything changes when a local schoolgirl accuses them of kidnap and abuse, describing the attic room of the house as her prison. Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant is called to solve the mystery of the Franchise, but will he fall right in the middle of nightmarish affair that will change a town, and its locals' lives, forever?'Josephine Tey enjoys a category to herself' NEW STATESMANTrade ReviewThe Franchise Affair is an ingenious book ... The essential mystery is wonderfully established; the claustrophobic building-up of the apparently seamless case against the Sharpes is impeccably done -- Sarah WatersPermanent classics in the detective field . . . no superlatives are adequate * The New York Times *A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable * Sunday Times *As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays * Observer *Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing * Spectator *Really first class . . . a continual delight * Times Literary Supplement *Tey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in the field * New Yorker *
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Cornerstone The Singing Sands
Book SynopsisJosephine 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.Trade ReviewHas all the Tey magic and delight. * San Francisco Chronicle *Beautifully written and insistently readable. * New York Times *Josephine Tey has always been absoluteely reliable in producing original and mysterious plots with interesting characters and unguessable endings * Spectator *Really first class... a continual delight * Times Literary Supplement *
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Cornerstone Miss Pym Disposes
Book SynopsisA classic murder mystery from the Golden Age of detective fiction, written by genre legend Josephine Tey.Leys Physical Training College is famous for its excellent discipline and its spectacularly athletic students. Miss Lucy Pym, expert psychologist, is pleased and flattered to be invited to lecture there - even if the Olympian splendour of the students leaves her feeling just a little inadequate.But a nasty accident spoils the occasion, and suddenly Miss Pym must turn her intellect to the unpleasant suspicion that, among all these healthy young students, there lurks an incurably sick mind...Trade ReviewTey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in her field * New Yorker *Elegantly written, leisurely, amusing, penetrating ... with a thumping terminal surprise! * Saturday Review *
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Cornerstone The Daughter Of Time: A gripping historical
Book Synopsis'A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMES'As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays' OBSERVERScotland Yard inspector Alan Grant, recovering from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III, believed to have brutally killed his brother's children - the Princes in the Tower - to make his crown secure. But is the hunchback with such a sensitive, noble face really one of the world's most heinous villains? Or was he the victim of one of the most insidious plots in history?'One of the best mysteries of all time' NEW YORK TIMES'Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing' SPECTATORTrade ReviewA detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable * Sunday Times *As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays * Observer *One of the best mysteries of all time * New York Times *First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written * Los Angeles Times *Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing * Spectator *Really first class . . . a continual delight * Times Literary Supplement *Josephine Tey enjoys a category to herself, as a virtuoso in the spurious . . . the nature of the deception on this occasion is too good to give away * New Statesman *Tey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in the field * New Yorker *Most people will find The Daughter Of Time as interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays * Observer *A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable * Sunday Times *Josephine Tey has always been absolutely reliable in producing original and mysterious plots with interesting characters and unguessable endings * Spectator *
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Penguin Books Ltd The Franchise Affair Penguin Modern Classics
Book Synopsis''The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect'' Daily TelegraphAbducted, beaten, hidden in an attic, a young woman stages an audacious escape. But is her story everything she claims it to be?Fifteen-year-old Betty Kane can recall every detail of the room where she says she was held at the country house known as The Franchise - even the crack in its round window. But her alleged kidnappers, a quiet-living mother and daughter, claim they have never seen her before. Somebody has to be lying. But who? As the case sparks a media frenzy, it is up to unassuming village solicitor Robert Blair to find out.Trade ReviewPermanent classics in the detective field . . . no superlatives are adequate. * New York Times *An ingenious book ... The essential mystery is wonderfully established; the claustrophobic building-up of the apparently seamless case against the Sharpes is impeccably done. -- Sarah WatersA detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable. * Sunday Times *The perfect introduction to her world. -- Val McDermid
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Anaconda Verlag Der Mord in der Schlange. Inspector Grants erster
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Pushkin Press The Man in the Queue
Book SynopsisA clever mystery classic from one of Britain's greatest and most original crime writers, the author of The Daughter of Time In 1920s London, the packed queue for the city's most popular musical comedy is growing impatient. When the theatre doors open at last and the crowd surges forward, a man falls to the ground, dead-silently stabbed with a stiletto. Who killed him before melting away unseen into the night? As Inspector Alan Grant investigates, the mystery turns into a breathless manhunt leading from London all the way to the Scottish highlands and back, before at last a truth is revealed that shocks even the canny detective himself. This is an unforgettable classic from crime writing's golden ageTrade Review'My favourite detective of all time' - Daily Express'Josephine Tey has always been absolutely reliable in producing original and mysterious plots with interesting characters and unguessable endings' - Spectator'All the Tey magic... Superb!' - San Francisco Chronicle
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Cornerstone Brat Farrar
Book SynopsisA stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family''s sizeable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patrick''s mannerisms, appearance and every significant detail of Patrick''s early life, up to his thirteenth year when he disappeared and was thought to have drowned himself. It seems as if Brat is going to pull off this most incredible deception until old secrets emerge that threaten to jeopardise the imposter''s plan and his very life...Trade ReviewSuspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent story-telling . . . credible and convincing * Spectator *Josephine Tey enjoys a category to herself, as a virtuoso in the spurious ... the nature of the deception on this occasion is too good to give away * New Statesman *Really first class . . . a continual delight * Times Literary Supplement *Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable * Sunday Times *
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Anaconda Verlag Die Klippen des Todes. Inspector Grants zweiter Fall
£7.95
Benediction Classics The Man in the Queue
£20.69
Kampa Verlag Nur der Mond war Zeuge
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£14.25
Oktopus Nur der Mond war Zeuge
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£17.91
Benediction Classics The Daughter of Time
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£17.95
Cornerstone To Love and Be Wise
Book Synopsis'The most interesting of the great female writers of the Golden Age. This disarmingly low-key tale of a mysterious disappearance is the perfect introduction to her world' VAL MCDERMID 'The definition of a classic, a real cut above. It hasn't aged a day' JOSEPH KNOX When Hollywood-star photographer Leslie Searle disappears from a remote English village, gifted inspector Alan Grant is called in to investigate. But what would bring such a successful individual to the village? And was his vanishing his own doing, or did something eerie occur at the hands of an unsuspected culprit?'Will leave you desperate to re-read' SARAH HILARY 'Worth reading for its ingenious denouement'TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTTrade ReviewThe most interesting of the great female writers of the Golden Age. This disarmingly low-key tale of a mysterious disappearance is the perfect introduction to her world -- Val McDermidThe definition of a classic, a real cut above. It hasn't aged a day -- Joseph KnoxWill leave you desperate to re-read -- Sarah HilaryWorth reading for its ingenious denouement * Times Literary Supplement *One of the best mysteries of all time * New York Times *As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays * Observer *Nobody can beat Miss Tey at characterisation or elegance of style: this novel's a beauty * San Francisco Chronicle *First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written * Los Angeles Times *Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing * Spectator *Tey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in the field * New Yorker *
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Cornerstone The Man In The Queue
Book SynopsisOutside a London theatre a throng of people wait expectantly for the last performance of a popular musical. But as the doors open at last, something spoils all thought of entertainment: a man in the queue is found murdered by the deadly thrust of a stiletto...Trade ReviewThe Man In The Queue is as fresh and original as ever, 85 years on. Never one to tie herself to genre conventions, Tey builds on character and circumstances to create an enthralling cat-and-mouse hunt. * Daily Mail *Inspector Alan Grant, my favourite detective of all time, painstakingly, fascinatingly identifies the body then chases suspects up to the Highlands of Scotland and all around the town. * Daily Express *
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Pushkin Press The Daughter of Time
Book SynopsisWho really killed the princes in the tower? Was Richard III truly the ogre of legend and Shakespeare's play. - a wicked uncle who murdered his nephews to steal the crown of England? Inspector Alan Grant is not so sure. Laid up in hospital with a broken leg, he becomes obsessed with unravelling this most enduring of historical mysteries. As he investigates with the help of an enthusiastic young American scholar, he unearths long-buried intrigues and comes to a startling conclusion.Trade Review'As interesting and enjoyable a book as you will meet in a month of Sundays' - Observer'One of the best mysteries of all time' - New York Times'First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written' - Los Angeles Times'A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable' - Sunday Times'One of the permanent classics in the detective field' - Anthony Boucher
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Benediction Classics Miss Pym Disposes
£18.92
Oktopus Warten auf den Tod
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£19.55
Hoja de Lata Editorial La señorita Pym dispone
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£26.29
Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company) The Singing Sands
Book SynopsisBestselling author Josephine Tey’s classic final mystery featuring her best-loved character, Inspector Alan Grant, filled with “all the Tey magic and delight” and now featuring a new introduction by Robert Barnard.On sick leave from Scotland Yard, Inspector Alan Grant is planning a quiet holiday with an old school chum to recover from overwork and mental fatigue. Traveling on the night train to Scotland, however, Grant stumbles upon a dead man and a cryptic poem about “the stones that walk” and “the singing sand,” which send him off on a fascinating search into the verse’s meaning and the identity of the deceased. Grant needs just this sort of casual inquiry to quiet his jangling nerves, despite his doctor’s orders. But what begins as a leisurely pastime eventually turns into a full-blown investigation that leads Grant to discover not only the key to the poem but the truth about a most diabolical murder.
£16.15
Oktopus Wie ein Hauch im Wind
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Kampa Verlag The Daughter of Time
£12.35
Oxford City Press The Complete Inspector Grant
£47.49
Oktopus Der falsche Erbe
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Oktopus Ein Schilling für Kerzen
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£18.70
HIJA DEL TIEMPO
Book SynopsisPostrado en una cama de hospital, el inspector Alan Grant se aburre mortalmente. Ni las anémonas de la señora Tinker, su ama de llaves, ni el ruibarbo estofado de la enfermera Darroll logran animarlo. Pero un día llega su amiga, la actriz Marta Hallard, con una vieja postal de Ricardo III, y Grant queda fascinado por su enigmático rostro. Ese no es el rostro de un monstruo jorobado, ni del supuesto asesino de niños que cuentan los libros de historia. Con la ayuda del joven y enamoradizo Brent Carradine, investigador del Museo Británico, Grant se zambulle en la Inglaterra de la guerra de las Dos Rosas, en pleno siglo xv, para desentrañar uno de los misterios más oscuros de la monarquía británica: mató Ricardo III a sus sobrinos, los Príncipes de la Torre, para hacerse con el trono?
£21.76
Simon & Schuster The Franchise Affair
Book SynopsisRobert Blair was about to knock off from a slow day at his law firm when the phone rang. It was Marion Sharpe on the line, a local woman of quiet disposition who lived with her mother at their decrepit country house, The Franchise. It appeared that she was in some serious trouble: Miss Sharpe and her mother were accused of brutally kidnapping a demure young woman named Betty Kane. Miss Kane''s claims seemed highly unlikely, even to Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, until she described her prison -- the attic room with its cracked window, the kitchen, and the old trunks -- which sounded remarkably like The Franchise. Yet Marion Sharpe claimed the Kane girl had never been there, let alone been held captive for an entire month! Not believing Betty Kane''s story, Solicitor Blair takes up the case and, in a dazzling feat of amateur detective work, solves the unbelievable mystery that stumped even Inspector Grant.
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Cornerstone A Shilling For Candles
Book SynopsisBeneath the sea cliffs of the south coast, suicides are a sad but common fact. Yet even the hardened coastguard knows something is wrong when a beautiful young film actress is found lying dead on the beach one morning. Inspector Grant has to take a more professional attitude: death by suicide, however common, has to have a motive - just like murder...Trade ReviewRichly rewarding ... a joy absolute. * New York Times *
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Penguin Books Ltd Brat Farrar
Book SynopsisDiscover the new Penguin Crime and Espionage seriesAn impostor has a fortune to win - but he may be in danger of losing his life...Twenty-one-year-old Brat Farrar is an orphan, alone in the world without friends or family. So when he is offered the unexpected chance to impersonate Patrick Ashby, the long-lost heir to a vast fortune on a country estate, he agrees. Brat is the spitting image of Patrick, who disappeared years ago. At first it seems Brat can pull off this incredible deception, until he starts to realise that he is in far greater peril than he ever imagined.
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Oxford University Press Oxford Bookworms Library Level 5 Brat Farrar
Book SynopsisWord count 24,510 Bestseller
£14.81
Pan Macmillan The Franchise Affair
Book SynopsisFor fans of true crime and of classic crime fiction, The Franchise Affair by Josephine Tey is a gripping thriller featuring detective Alan Grant and a masterful exposé of the powerful connections between media, the establishment and what people choose to believe. Based on a true story.Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer David Stuart Davies.Fifteen-year-old Betty Kane has never put a foot wrong. Naturally, everyone is shocked and horrified to hear her story – that she was kidnapped, tortured and held prisoner by Marion Sharpe and her elderly mother, owners of the mysterious old house, The Franchise. But are the two women really guilty of such a horrendous crime? Every page resonates with tension as the story unfolds – did they or didn’t they take a young girl prisoner? And whose story can you trust?Trade ReviewThe Franchise Affair is an ingenious book, a crime novel without a corpse, a detective story in which the victim is justice itself. -- Sarah Waters * The Guardian *
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Pan Macmillan The Daughter of Time
Book SynopsisVoted the top crime novel of all time by the UK Crime Writers’ Association, The Daughter of Time is Josephine Tey’s last and most successful book.Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition is introduced by writer David Stuart Davies.Inspector Alan Grant is laid up in hospital with a spinal injury and he’s bored. Renowned for his ability to read a face, he passes the time looking at old portraits and one which particularly grabs his attention is of Richard III, the supposed arch villain who killed his own nephews, ‘the princes in the tower’. But Grant doesn’t accept the face in the portrait is the face of a villain so he sets out to investigate what really happened. An unusual premise for a crime novel perhaps, but nevertheless an extremely clever and engrossing one, brilliantly plotted and written with enormous charm and erudition.Trade ReviewA detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable * The Sunday Times *
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KI Classics Die Gefangene auf dem Dachboden
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£13.29
KI Classics Tot in der Turnhalle
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£10.44
Oktopus Der letzte Zug nach Schottland
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£19.55
Oktopus Alibi für einen König
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£999.99
Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company) Miss Pym Disposes
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£16.24
Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education company) THE DAUGHTER OF TIME by Tey Josephine Author
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£15.24
KI Classics Gefangen auf dem Dachboden
£10.44
KI Classics Tot im Paradies
£10.44
Simon & Schuster Brat Farrar
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£15.84
Simon & Schuster To Love and be Wise
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