Josephine Tey

An imposter has a fortune to win and his life to lose in this gripping country house mystery. A stranger enters the Ashby family home posing as Patrick Ashby, the heir to the family's sizeable fortune. The stranger, Brat Farrar, has been carefully coached on Patrick's mannerisms, appearance, and every significant detail of Patrick's early life, up to his thirteenth...

One of the great country house detective novels, entertaining and ingenious. Marion Sharpe and her mother are quiet and ordinary villagers, enjoying a peaceful life in their country home, the Franchise. Everything changes when a local schoolgirl accuses them of kidnap and abuse, describing the attic room of the house as her prison. Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant is called...

A classic mystery from the Golden Age of detective fiction 'An ingenious book' — Sarah Waters, Guardian The Franchise is a beautiful country home. It's about to play host to a nightmare. Marion Sharpe and her mother seem an unlikely duo to be found on the wrong side of the law. Quiet and ordinary, they have led a peaceful and...

Josephine Tey's page-turning classic thriller from the Golden Age of crime fiction. 'The most interesting of the great female writers of the Golden Age. This disarmingly low-key tale of a mysterious disappearance is the perfect introduction to her world' - VAL MCDERMID 'The definition of a classic, a real cut above. It hasn't aged a day' - JOSEPH KNOX When...

One of the best mysteries of all time from the much-loved crime Golden Age writer Josephine Tey 'A detective story with a very considerable difference. Ingenious, stimulating and very enjoyable' SUNDAY TIMES 'As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays' OBSERVER Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant, recovering from a broken leg, becomes fascinated...

In the packed queue for a popular West End Theatre in 1920s London, the crowd surges forward as the doors open at last. But as they do so, one of their number falls to the ground - a man, stabbed in the back with a stiletto while people jostled for position in the throng. There is nothing in the man's...

“One of the best mysteries of all time” (The New York Times)—Josephine Tey recreates one of history's most famous—and vicious—crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must-read for connoisseurs of fiction, now with a new introduction by Robert.

Voted the greatest mystery novel of all time by the Crime Writers' Association in 1990, Josephine Tey recreates one of history's most famous—and vicious—crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must-read for connoisseurs of fiction. Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard, recuperating from a broken leg, becomes fascinated with a contemporary portrait of Richard III that bears no resemblance to...

Inspector Alan Grant searches for the identity of a man killed in the line at a theatre and for the identity of the killer—whom no one saw. A long line had formed for the standing-room-only section of the Woffington Theatre. London's favourite musical comedy of the past two years was finishing its run at the end of the week. Suddenly,...

When a young, strikingly handsome photographer mysteriously disappears, it's up to Inspector Alan Grant to discover whether he accidentally drowned, committed suicide, or met his death at the hands of one of his many female admirers. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have...

Was Richard III truly the ogre of legend and Shakespeare's play—a wicked uncle who murdered his nephews to steal the crown of England? Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard is laid up in hospital with a broken leg. The novels he tries reading to pass the time all bore him, until a real-life mystery awakens his curiosity and soon turns...