This is the first in a new series starring Jessica Tey. Jessica Tey was a crime writer and playwright in the 1920’s and 30’s and Upson has created a fictional side of the author, placing her in the middle of a murder investigation. Tey does not become the ‘Miss Marple’ of the book but is essential to the plot and adds the feel of the 1930’s to a novel that is still very modern and relevant to today. We are sure this series will go from strength to strength.
An Expert in Murder is the first in a new series that features Golden Age crime writer Josephine Tey as its lead character, placing her in the richly-peopled world of 1930s theatre which formed the other half of her writing life. It's March 1934, and Tey is travelling from Scotland to London to celebrate what should be the triumphant final week of her celebrated play, Richard of Bordeaux. However, a seemingly senseless murder puts her reputation, and even her life, under threat. An Expert in Murder is both a tribute to one of the most enduringly popular writers of crime and an atmospheric detective novel in its own right.
