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As i listened to this the action playing out in my head looked more like a madcap comedy (starring Maureen O'Hara and Jack Lemmon perhaps 🤔) than a murder mystery. It was entertaining- once the listener absorbs the attitudes that haven't aged well- but there is no gravitas to the death that begins the story and little sense to the reveal of the villain at the end. Again, entertaining, but not nearly as good as The Franchise Affair.

Finished my first book for the #20in4 readathon!

I only have one Tey mystery left & I will have read them all.😀

The solution sort of came out of nowhere, but I enjoyed the ride. An actress who has snuck off to a remote cottage in Kent is found drowned after her early morning swim. Accident or Murder? Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard is called in. Some weird ideas on Jews as an ethnic group, not uncommon for books of this era, but still jarring.

#Candle

I must say, I LOVE the design of the #FolioSociety Tey series. 💚

#ScreamathonPhotoChallenge

Published in 1936, second in a delightful British mystery series featuring Inspector Grant. This one also includes supporting character Erica Burgoyne, a intelligent tomboy who almost steals the show.
#centuryreadchallenge

A successful actress is found drowned, initially thought of as an accident but then discovered to be murder. There are many suspects, a husband, a brother, lovers ? A friend ?. Inspector Alan Grant investigates and finds the true killer in a great unexpected twist. If you like Agatha Christie you‘ll love Josephine Tey too. English detective tales

#🕯 #thisremindsmeof the Josephine Tey book on my shelf.
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#candles #decdays

#Birthday

Not the sort of candles Ms Tey had in mind, but...