Josephine Tey

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To Love and Be Wise
by Josephine Tey - eBooks@Adelaide , 1950
It was rumoured that Hollywood stars would go to any lengths for the privilege of being photographed by the ultra-fashionable portrait photographer Leslie Searle. But what was such a gifted creature doing in such an English village backwater.
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The Franchise Affair
by Josephine Tey - eBooks@Adelaide , 2011
Marion Sharpe and her mother seem an unlikely duo to be found on the wrong side of the law ... until the police turn up with a demure young woman on their doorstep accusing them of kidnap and abuse. She can back up her claim ...
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The Man in the Queue
by Josephine Tey - eBooks@Adelaide , 2011
Outside a London theatre a throng of people wait for the last performance of a popular musical. But as the doors open at last, something spoils all thought of entertainment: a man in the queue is found murdered by the deadly thrust of a stiletto.
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The Singing Sands
by Josephine Tey - eBooks@Adelaide , 2011
On sick leave from Scotland Yard, Inspector Grant finds a dead man aboard the night train and is drawn into the mystery of the man's death by the lines -- 'the singing sands, that guard the way to paradise' -- written on the dead man's newspaper.
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The Daughter of Time
by Josephine Tey - eBooks@Adelaide , 1951
Josephine Tey re-creates one of history's most famous -- and vicious -- crimes in her classic bestselling novel, a must read for connoisseurs of fiction. An ingeniously plotted, beautifully written, and suspenseful tale, a supreme achievement.
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A Shilling for Candles
by Josephine Tey - eBooks@Adelaide , 2012
Beneath the sea cliffs of the south coast, suicides are a sad but common fact. Yet even the coastguard knows something is wrong when a young film actress is found lying dead on the beach. Inspector Grant has to take a more professional attitude...
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