'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...

'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...

'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,...

The Daughter of Time von Tey, Josephine

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....

A stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family's sizeable fortune. von Tey, Josephine

"The Daughter of Time" ist ein Kriminalroman von Josephine Tey, der sich auf eine historische Untersuchung konzentriert. Der Protagonist, Inspektor Alan Grant, liegt im Krankenhaus und langweilt sich. Um seine Zeit zu vertreiben, beginnt...

Franchise Affair von Tey, Josephine

The Man in the Queue von Tey, Josephine

"Alibi für einen König" (Originaltitel: "To Love and Be Wise") ist ein Kriminalroman der britischen Autorin Josephine Tey, erstmals veröffentlicht im Jahr 1950. Die Geschichte dreht sich um den mysteriösen Fall des Fotografen Leslie...

"Der singende Sand" ist ein spannender Kriminalroman von Josephine Tey. Die Handlung konzentriert sich auf den Protagonisten Alan Grant, einen Inspektor bei Scotland Yard, der sich nach einer schweren Verletzung in einem Krankenhaus...

"The most consistent of all series in terms of language control, length, and quality of story." David R. Hill, Director of the Edinburgh Project on Extensive Reading. von Tey, Josephine