Josephine Tey wrote ingenious crime novels with utterly believable characters, beautifully crafted dialogues and plots that delight and intrigue the reader. For many, these books are their favourite crime novels, it is just a shame she didn't write more. The Singing Sands is the final Inspector Grant novel, discovered in Josephine Tey's papers and publish post-humously. Alan Grant, is clever but very ordinary in many ways, save his dogged determination to find the truth. He is kind and fair and worries about whether he has ...
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Josephine Tey wrote ingenious crime novels with utterly believable characters, beautifully crafted dialogues and plots that delight and intrigue the reader. For many, these books are their favourite crime novels, it is just a shame she didn't write more. The Singing Sands is the final Inspector Grant novel, discovered in Josephine Tey's papers and publish post-humously. Alan Grant, is clever but very ordinary in many ways, save his dogged determination to find the truth. He is kind and fair and worries about whether he has found the right solutions, persevering when others think it is pointless. He uses his position to ensure that justice prevails, often against the odds.
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This book was written some 50 years ago and yet reads easily today. Miss Tey, sadly, only wrote a very few books. but each is a little gem. Somehow I had missed this one until now - what joy to discover it! Whether you have come across Josephine Tey before, or you are coming fresh to her writing, you will love this classic detective story. Read it!
