An Expert in Murder: A Josephine Tey Mystery: 1 (Josephine Tey Mysteries) - Softcover

Upson, Nicola

Softcover

ISBN 10: 006145155X ISBN 13: 9780061451553

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2009

Synopsis

March 1934. Revered mystery writer Josephine Tey is traveling from Scotland to London for the final week of her play Richard of Bordeaux, the surprise hit of the season, with pacifist themes that resonate in a world still haunted by war. But joy turns to horror when her arrival coincides with the murder of a young woman she had befriended on the train ride--and Tey is plunged into a mystery as puzzling as any in her own works.

Detective Inspector Archie Penrose is convinced that the killing is connected to the play, and that Tey herself is in danger of becoming a victim of her own success. In the aftermath of a second murder, the writer and the policeman must join together to stop a ruthless killer who will apparently stop at nothing.

About this title

Product Description:

An Expert in Murder For fans of classic detective stories, including the mysteries of Agatha Christie, comes this brilliant first novel set in the exotic world of British theater in the 1930s. Full description

Review:

"Nicola Upson has . . . given us a highly original and elegantly written novel."--P.D. James

"Upson's debut is a most promising valentine."--Kirkus Reviews

"[A] blithely spirited debut. . . . Upson clearly knows her way around pre-World War II London and the grimy backstages of Covent Garden, and delivers an ending shot through with palpable surprise and emotion."--Los Angeles Times

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 006145155X
• ISBN 13: 9780061451553
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320