by Josephine Tey · Arrow Books · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099576327
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A Shilling for Candles is a mystery novel written by Josephine Tey, published in 1936. The story follows Detective Grant as he investigates the murder of a young actress on the English coast. The plot is full of twists and surprises, keeping the reader in suspense until the end. With well-developed characters and an evocative setting, this novel is a classic of the detective genre.
Elizabeth MacKintosh, known by the pen name Josephine Tey, was a Scottish author. She is known for her Inspector Alan Grant series, which started with The Man in the Queue (1929). Her 1951 novel The Daughter of Time, from the same series, a detective work investigating the death of the Princes in the Tower, was chosen by the Crime Writers' Association in 1990 as the greatest crime novel of all time. Her first play Richard of Bordeaux, written under another pseudonym, Gordon Daviot, starred John Gielgud in its successful West End run.
