The Man in the Queue

Daviot, Gordon

Published by Methuen, London, 1929

About this Item

(London: Methuen & co. Ltd. 1929). First UK Edition. Sumptuously re-bound (by the noted UK book-binder Ralph Corbett) in 1/2 brown calf with marbled boards and matching marbled end-papers. Title and author in gold to the spine. A lovely production. Gordon Daviot is a pseudonym of Josephine Tey and this is her first book. "This book holds up incredibly well considering it was written a century ago. Inspector Grant investigates a man stabbed while standing in the rush line for the theater. Nobody saw it happen, but a man left the queue shortly afterward. Grant pursues various inquiries and the top suspect changes as new surprises are revealed. Very Agatha Christie-like.the book is also a delightful view of 1920s England when inspectors rode the tube to interview witnesses and every man was still haunted by the Great War" (Good Reads). Photographs/scans available upon request.

Seller Inventory # 355490723612

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Man in the Queue
• Publisher: Methuen, London
• Publication Date: 1929
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.