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An Expert in Murder (Josephine Tey, Bk 1) (Large Print)
An Expert in Murder - Josephine Tey, Bk 1 - Large Print Author:Nicola Upson March 1934. Revered mystery writer Josephine Tey is traveling from Scotland to London for a final week of her celebrated play Richard of Bordeaux. But joy turns to horror when her arrival coincides with the murder of a young woman she had befriended on the train ride, and Tey quickly finds herself plunged into a mystery as puzzling as any of tho... more »se in her own works.
Detective Inspector Archie Penrose is convinced that the killing is connected to her play. Richard of Bordeaux has been the surprise hit of the season, with pacifist themes that strike a cord in the world still haunted by war. Now,however, it seems that Tey could become the victim of her own success-and even her life-is put at risk.
A second murder confirms Penrose's suspicion among this flamboyant and spiteful killer. Together, Penrose and Tey must confront their own ghosts in search of someone who will stop at nothing.
An Expert in Murder is both a tribute to one of the most enduring popular writers of crime and a richly atmospheric detective novel in its own right.« less