Author · 1896–1952
Josephine Tey
Josephine Tey was a Scottish author (1896–1952). Born in Inverness.
Our catalogue lists 3 books by Josephine Tey, mostly sapphic fiction and historical fantasy. They span 1946 to 1967. The most-read is To Love And Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant #4) (1950).
Books by Josephine Tey
To Love And Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant #4)
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Miss Pym disposes
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The Expensive Halo
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Biography
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.