Josephine Tey
Born 25 July 1896 · Died 13 February 1952
Josephine Tey is one of the best-known and best-loved of all crime writers. She began to write full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. In 1937 she returned to crime writing with A Shilling for Candles, but it wasn't until after the Second World War that the majority of her crime novels were published. Josephine Tey died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.
Books by Josephine Tey in order
Books by Josephine Tey in the order they were published, from The Man in the Queue (1927) to Plays (2018).
- 1The Man in the Queue
The Man in the Queue1927 - 2Kif
Kif1929 - 3Richard of Bordeaux
Richard of Bordeaux1933 - 4Queen of ScotsQueen of Scots1934
- 5The Laughing WomanThe Laughing Woman1934
- 6A Shilling for Candles
A Shilling for Candles1936 - 7ClaverhouseClaverhouse1937
- 8Leith Sands and Other Short Plays
Leith Sands and Other Short Plays1946 - 9Miss Pym Disposes
Miss Pym Disposes1946 - 10The Franchise Affair
The Franchise Affair1948 - 11Come and Kill Me
Come and Kill Me1949 - 12Three by Tey: Miss Pym Disposes
Three by Tey: Miss Pym Disposes1949 - 13To Love and Be Wise
To Love and Be Wise1950 - 14The Daughter of Time
The Daughter of Time1951 - 15Four, Five, and Six by Tey
Four, Five, and Six by Tey1952 - 16Privateer
Privateer1952 - 17The Singing Sands
The Singing Sands1952 - 18Three by Tey
Three by Tey1955 - 19DickonDickon1966
- 20Expensive Halo
Expensive Halo1967 - 21A Cup of Tey
A Cup of Tey2006 - 22The Complete of Josephine Tey
The Complete of Josephine Tey2016 - 23Barnharrow. A Play in One ActBarnharrow. A Play in One Act2018
- 24PlaysPlays2018