Book description
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.
Nicola Upson was born in Suffolk and read English at Downing
College, Cambridge. She has worked in theatre and as a freelance
journalist, and is the author of two works of non-fiction and the
recipient of an Escalator Award from Arts Council England. She lives
with her partner, and shares her time between Cambridge and Cornwall.
