The first of Tey's Inspector Grant mysteries concerns the murder of an unknown man, apparently struck down as he stands in a ticket queue for a London musical comedy. Grant tenaciously pursues his suspects throughout the length of Britain and the labyrinth of London.
Man in the Queue
โ Scribed by Tey, Josephine
- Book ID
- 108377338
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 139 KB
- Series
- Alan Grant 1
- Category
- Fiction
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โฆ Synopsis
Inspector Alan Grant searches for the identity of a man killed in the line ata theater and for the identity of the killer--whom no one saw.
Review
"Inspector Alan Grant, my favourite detective of all time, painstakingly, fascinatingly identifies the body then chases suspects up to the Highlands of Scotland and all around the town." Daily Express
From the Inside Flap
Outside a London theatre a throng of people wait unexpectantly for the last performance of a popular musical. But as the doors open at last, a man in the queue is found murdered by the deadly thrust of a stiletto.
Josephine Teywas apseudonymused byElizabeth Mackintosh(25 July 189613 February 1952) aScottishauthor best known for hermystery novels. She also wrote asGordon Daviot, under which name she wrote plays with an historical theme.
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