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The Singing Sands

Published
1977
Language
English

Synopsis

Inspector Grant is on sick leave in Scotland when a young man is found dead on a night train from London, leaving behind a cryptic poem. Haunted by the unfinished verse that speaks of 'singing sands' and 'talking beasts,' Grant cannot rest until he uncovers the sinister truth behind one of the most clever murders in criminal history.

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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

Inspector Alan GrantProtagonist
The young manSupporting
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