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The Josephine Tey Collection includes unabridged recordings of Tey's 8 major novels in one audiobook, including all 6 of the novels in the Inspector Alan Grant series.

The Josephine Tey Collection includes unabridged recordings of all 6 of the novels in the Inspector Alan Grant series.

Dramatisations and readings of five of Josephine Tey's classic mystery novels. Scottish novelist and playwright Josephine Tey was one of the greatest Golden Age crime writers and the author of eight mysteries, including six featuring Scotland Yard inspector Alan Grant. The most famous of these, The Daughter of Time, was acclaimed the greatest crime novel of all time by the Crime Writers' Association. A full-cast dramatisation of this iconic story is included here, along with adaptations of four of her other much-loved mystery novels.

One of the greatest mystery thrillers ever written, Wilkie Collins's The Woman in White was a phenomenal best seller in the 1860s, achieving even greater success than works by Charles Dickens. Full of surprise, intrigue, and suspense, this vastly entertaining novel continues to enthrall audiences today.

In a quiet English village, Marion Sharpe and her mother, two seemingly ordinary women, find their lives upturned when a young girl named Betty Kane accuses them of kidnapping and abuse. As the allegations escalate, the women become embroiled in a sensational legal battle that captures the attention of the public and the media. When even Inspector Alan Grant is baffled, Marion enlists the help of savvy barrister Robert Blair to clear their names. Together, they confront the disturbing truths lurking beneath the surface...

Beneath the sea cliffs of the south coast, suicides are a sad but common fact. Yet even the hardened coastguard knows something is wrong when a beautiful young film actress is found lying dead on the beach one morning. However, it soon becomes clear that darker motives were afoot, and potential suspects in the death of Christine Clay stack up at a rapid pace. As the case grows murkier, the man who spent the last week of Clay’s life living with her in a remote cottage goes on the run, and Inspector Alan Grant must race to uncover the truth.

A long line had formed for the standing-room-only section of the Woffington Theatre. London’s favorite musical comedy of the past two years was finishing its run at the end of the week. Suddenly, the line began to move, forming a wedge before the open doors as hopeful theatergoers nudged their way forward. But one man, his head sunk down upon his chest, slowly sank to his knees and then, still more slowly, keeled over on his face. Thinking he had fainted, a spectator moved to help, but recoiled in horror from what lay before him.

Abril de 1941, Romsey, Inglaterra. Hace más de veinte años que Josephine Fox, Jo, no pisa el pueblo en el que nació. Nunca supo quién era su padre y su madre jamás hablaba de él, tampoco su abuelo controlador. Siendo hija ilegítima, siempre fue la vergüenza de la familia. Sin embargo, un...

A stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family 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 13th year when he disappeared and was thought to have drowned himself.

Als Schauspielstar Christine Clay tot an den Klippen des Städtchens Westover gefunden wird, glaubt man zunächst an Selbstmord oder Badeunfall. Doch der Mantelknopf, der sich in ihrem Haar verfangen hat, weist auf etwas ganz anderes hin. Mordverdächtige gibt es plötzlich wie Sand am Meer, allen voran der mittellose Tisdall, dem sie kurz vorher noch ein stattliches Erbe zugedacht hatte.

From bees in a barbecue, unimpressed guests, a washing machine fiasco, and the sweltering heat, Ivy is thinking of having a good old-fashioned meltdown. That is, until she finds out that world champion food eating contestant Jason Kennedy collapsed dead into her cupcake display!

Skolflickan Betty Kane kommer tillbaka efter att ha varit spårlöst försvunnen i en månad. Hon har blivit kidnappad och hållits som fånge av mor och dotter Sharpe som bor på det otillgängliga Privilegiet utanför Milford.

Ivy is blowing through her inheritance like it’s play money. The bills are piling up from all the repairs the Happy Camper Resort needs to make the place habitable for new campers. When Ivy is offered a chance to make extra money with a coveted spot at the farmer's market to sell her baked goods and jumpstart her catering career, she grabs it!

When Ivy Thurman remembers visiting her grandmother’s campground, she thinks of idyllic childhood summer vacations. Now that she’s inherited the Happy Camper Resort, Ivy sees a money pit. Leaky roofs, whiny golf carts, and a swampy pool are just the beginning of what needs to be fixed. It seems she’s also inherited her grandmother’s tenants, a crew of retirees who live at the aging campground on a full-time basis.

When the San Angelo drifts into port in the Thames Estuary, telephones begin to ring across the capital and an intricate series of events is set in motion. Beset by dreadful storms in the Bay of Biscay, the ship, along with the 'mixed cargo' it carries, is late. Unaware of the machinations of avaricious importers, wayward captains and unscrupulous traders, Harry Reed and June Harvey are thrust together by a riverside accident, before being swept into the current of a dark plot developing on the dockside.

Diagnosed with ‘overwork’ and in the grip of debilitating claustrophobia, Inspector Alan Grant takes leave from Scotland Yard and heads for the peaceful home of his cousin Laura, who lives with her family in the Scottish Highlands. As the London mail draws into Inverness, he sees the surly sleeping-car attendant trying to rouse an unresponsive young man. He is compelled, firstly, to point out that the passenger is dead, and secondly to pick up the newspaper that has slipped onto the compartment floor.

A stranger enters the inner sanctum of the Ashby family 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 year when he disappeared and was thought to have drowned himself. It seems as if Brat is going to pull off this most incredible deception until old secrets emerge that threaten to jeopardise the imposter's plan and his very life.

The incomparable Inspector Alan Grant returns in the latest addition to our enormously popular Josephine Tey series. As well as all the usual delights of Tey’s writing and the Inspector himself, To Love and Be Wise also features one of the most cunning and surprising twists of any of Tey’s novels – making it an absolute must-listen for any Golden Age crime aficionado.

The murder of the young princes in the Tower of London in 1483 is the most notorious crime in English royal history. The prime suspect has long been Richard III, portrayed as a monster by everyone from early propagandists writing immediately after Richard’s death to Shakespeare himself. In this, the book repeatedly voted one of the best mystery novels of all time, queen of Golden Age crime Josephine Tey tackles the question of Richard’s guilt via her own celebrated detective.

Ein Ermittlungserfolg mit 400 Jahren Verspätung Inspector Alan Grant von Scotland Yard muss mit einem gebrochenen Bein das Bett hüten – und fühlt sich wie im Gefängnis. Erbärmlicher noch, denn im Krankenhaus ist Haftverkürzung selbst bei guter Führung ausgeschlossen. Beinahe so demütigend wie die Erinnerung an seinen lächerlichen Sturz ist der schroffe Ton der Krankenschwestern. Am schlechtesten aber erträgt Grant die Langeweile. Eine Freundin rät ihm, sich an einem der vielen ungelösten Rätsel der Kriminalgeschichte zu versuchen, und versorgt ihn mit Porträts berühmter Verbrecher.