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A Shilling for Candles

Pages
194
Published
1953
Language
English

Synopsis

When a woman's body is discovered on the English seacoast with a cryptic clue twisted in her hair, Inspector Alan Grant is called to investigate. The case quickly becomes complicated as he uncovers a perplexing array of clues and potential motives, making it difficult to discern the truth behind the murder.

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About the author

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Josephine Tey

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. 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.

Characters

Alan GrantProtagonist
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