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A Shilling for Candles

When a woman's body washes up on an isolated stretch of beach on the southern coast of England, Scotland Yard's Inspector Alan Grant is on the case. But the inquiry into her death turns into a nightmare of false leads and baffling clues.

Author:

  • Josephine Tey

Narrator:

  • Jennifer M. Dixon

Format:

  • Audiobook

Duration:

  • 7 h 48 min

Language:

English

Categories:

  • Crime
  • Police procedurals

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    Josephine Tey began writing full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. She died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.

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