A Shilling for Candles

Not far from the Channel, near Westover, a woman's body is washed ashore. First thought an accident, then a suicide, it is soon deemed a murder—and a puzzling one, at that. But when the dead woman is identified as Christine Clay, famous British actress and Hollywood star, Inspector Grant's task, alr......more

In this outing, Inspector Grant has his work cut out for him. A famous actress is murdered and the suspect list is long. It becomes even longer after her will is read. And the only clue they have is a button. Once again, Josephine Tey writes a classically woven whodunit with threads of different colo......more

Entretenidísima novela que si le tuviera que poner una pega sería que es imposible descubrir al asesino, porque aunque la pista falsa (el "red herring") es muy obvia, la autora no tenga absolutamente ninguna de las informaciones clave que podrían ayudarte a averiguar su identidad antes. No me refier......more