The Singing Sands
The Singing Sands by Josephine Tey is a classic mystery novel published by Penguin in 1977, featuring 201 pages in English. This edition presents the final mystery of Tey’s best-loved character, Inspector Alan Grant, who embarks on a journey during his sick leave from Scotland Yard. What begins as a planned quiet holiday quickly transforms when Grant encounters a dead man and a mysterious poem, prompting an intriguing exploration of the poem’s meaning and the identity of the deceased.
Readers will find that this narrative combines elements of mystery and detective fiction, as Inspector Grant’s casual inquiry evolves into a significant investigation. The story delves into themes of discovery and the search for truth, as Grant navigates the clues surrounding the cryptic poem about “the stones that walk” and “the singing sand.” This edition not only highlights Tey’s signature storytelling but also includes a new introduction by Robert Barnard, enriching the reader’s experience of this traditional mystery.
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Bestselling author Josephine Tey’s classic final mystery featuring her best-loved character, Inspector Alan Grant, filled with “all the Tey magic and delight” and now featuring a new introduction by Robert Barnard.
On sick leave from Scotland Yard, Inspector Alan Grant is planning a quiet holiday with an old school chum to recover from overwork and mental fatigue. Traveling on the night train to Scotland, however, Grant stumbles upon a dead man and a cryptic poem about “the stones that walk” and “the singing sand,” which send him off on a fascinating search into the verse’s meaning and the identity of the deceased. Grant needs just this sort of casual inquiry to quiet his jangling nerves, despite his doctor’s orders. But what begins as a leisurely pastime eventually turns into a full-blown investigation that leads Grant to discover not only the key to the poem but the truth about a most diabolical murder.
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