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Josephine Tey's Books
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Franchise AffairRobert 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...Read More
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Miss Pym DisposesMiss Lucy Pym, a popular English psychologist, is guest lecturer at a physical training college. The year's term is nearly over, and Miss Pym --...Read More
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To Love and Be WiseLiterary sherry parties were not Alan Grant's cup of tea. But when the Scotland Yard Inspector arrived to pick up actress Marta Hallard for dinner, he...Read More
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The Daughter of TimeJosephine Tey re-creates one of history's most famous -- and vicious -- crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must read for connoisseurs of...Read More
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Globe and Mail, May 18, 2012
...also happens to be one of the almost forgotten greats of the Golden Age of crime writing. Its Josephine Tey, and while most people feel The Daughter of Time was her masterpiece, my favourite is The Franchise Affair (though Daughter of Time is absolutely...
Daily Express, April 28, 2012
...comparisons with The Da Vinci Code; but Simon Toyne can write, plot and deftly build suspense. Nicola Upsons Josephine Tey mysteries have established a reputation for superior pastiches and her latest, Fear In The Sunlight (Faber, £12.99), is no...
GoArticles, April 13, 2012
...Mystery. Here is the world of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, E. X. Ferrars, Ngaio Marsh, Ellis Peters and Josephine Tey. Agatha Christie established the "Cozy Mystery" and modern writers like Caroline Graham with her Midsomer Murder Mystery Series...
Plymouth Evening Herald, April 13, 2012
...Central Library next Wednesday. This is the fourth crime novel in a series featuring the real-life Scottish author Josephine Tey as an amateur sleuth alongside her good friend, Chief Inspector Archie Penrose. The action takes place in the village of...
PB Pulse, April 8, 2012
...Pipeline… HarperCollins has re-upped with author Nicola Upson for more books in her series featuring the late author Josephine Tey (real name Elizabeth Macintosh) as a detective. Tey was a contemporary of Agatha Christie and nearly as popular for...
Barnstable Patriot, February 24, 2012
...To date, they’ve read the seminal The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie, 1926); Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey, 1951); The Nine Tailors (Dorothy Sayers, 1934) and Marsh’s Clutch of Constables (1968), with The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett,...
Kirkus Reviews, February 23, 2012
...craft this particular mystery? Three things made me decide to write this story. I read a book by Josephine Tey called Brat Farrar, a classic identity thriller from the 1950s, and I wanted to do a modern take on it. I read an article in the Observer about...
Oak Park Leaves, March 1, 2012
...6 at Maze Branch. Bring your lunch and join a discussion of The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey. Inspector Alan Grant is determined to get to the truth. But is there a right and wrong here? Copies of the book available at Maze Branch a month before...
Elmwood Park Leaves, February 27, 2012
...noon: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction series features a discussion of The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey. March 21, 7:30 p.m.: Discussion of A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Child’s play KidsFest will be held from noon-4 p.m. March 4...
Barnstable Patriot, February 24, 2012
...To date, they’ve read the seminal The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Agatha Christie, 1926); Daughter of Time (Josephine Tey, 1951); The Nine Tailors (Dorothy Sayers, 1934) and Marsh’s Clutch of Constables (1968), with The Maltese Falcon (Dashiell Hammett,...
Kirkus Reviews, February 23, 2012
...craft this particular mystery? Three things made me decide to write this story. I read a book by Josephine Tey called Brat Farrar, a classic identity thriller from the 1950s, and I wanted to do a modern take on it. I read an article in the Observer about...
Elmwood Park Leaves, February 20, 2012
...noon: The Golden Age of Detective Fiction series features a discussion of The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey. March 21, 7:30 p.m.: Discussion of A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness. Child’s play KidsFest will be held from noon-4 p.m. March 4...
Wentzville Patch, February 15, 2012
...in advance. Copies are available at the reference desk. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. "Bratt Farrar" by Josephine Tey. It was eight years since Patrick had vanished leaving a pitiful note. "Im sorry but I can't bear it any longer. Do't be angry...
St. Peters Patch, February 14, 2012
...in advance. Copies are available at the reference desk. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. "Bratt Farrar" by Josephine Tey. It was eight years since Patrick had vanished leaving a pitiful note. "Im sorry but I can't bear it any longer. Do't be angry...
