Inspector Alan Grant: The Full Collection

6 Novels

By: Josephine Tey

Narrated by: Karen Cass

Inspector Alan Grant: The Full Collection includes unabridged recordings of all 6 of the novels in the Inspector Alan Grant series from renowned author of detective fiction, Josephine Tey.

The novels included here are:

The Man in the Queue: When an unknown, unidentifiable man is killed in a queue outside a London theatre, Inspector Alan Grant is called in to unravel the mystery. His search for the identities of both victim and murderer lead to the discovery of a tangled web of suspects and secrets and culminates in a breathless manhunt leading from London all the way to the Scottish highlands and back.

A Shilling for Candles: When the body of a young woman is washed up on a beach in Kent, she’s believed to have accidentally drowned. But the presence of a button in her hair and signs of a struggle on her hands lead Inspector Alan Grant to believe she may have been murdered.

The Franchise Affair: In a quiet English village, Marion Sharpe and her mother, two seemingly ordinary women, find their lives upturned when a young girl accuses them of kidnapping and abuse. When even Inspector Alan Grant is baffled, the women enlist savvy barrister Robert Blair to help clear their names.

To Love and Be Wise: Grant investigates the baffling disappearance of a charismatic American photographer from a picturesque English village—and uncovers a web of secrets, lies, petty jealousies and hidden motives.

The Daughter of Time: In Tey’s most enduringly popular story, a bed-ridden Alan Grant attempts to solve a five-hundred-year-old mystery – was Richard III really responsible for the deaths, the Princes in the Tower?

The Singing Sands: Inspector Alan Grant, suffering from stress and anxiety, takes leave from Scotland Yard and plans a tranquil holiday in the Scottish Highlands. But after stumbling over the body of a young man on the train and finding a cryptic poem scribbled in the margins of a newspaper, he finds himself drawn into an unofficial investigation. Who wrote the poem and what does it mean? Who was the passenger? And was his death accidental—or was it murder?

Josephine Tey (1896-1952) was a renowned author and one of the most celebrated figures in detective fiction. Tey initially pursued a career in theatre, writing plays before shifting her focus to novels, and her writing is characterised by psychological depth, strong character development, and a subversion of traditional crime fiction norms. Her most notable works include The Daughter of Time, Brat Farrar, and The Franchise Affair, and despite her relatively small output, her influence is significant, inspiring future generations of mystery writers.

In 2015, Val McDermid argued that Tey "cracked open the door" for later writers such as Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell to explore the darker side of humanity, creating a bridge between the Golden Age of Detective Fiction and contemporary crime novels.

This audiobook is fully indexed. Once downloaded, each book and chapter will be listed so you can easily navigate to the individual section.

Public Domain (P)2023 SNR Audio

Delicious

So much greatness all together. I had read some of these before, especially Daughter of Time. I don’t know why, but I have read it several times and still enjoy it.
J Tey writes well and her books make sense. I enjoy the characters she creates and their inside selves. I also like how everything comes together to make a whole. I also like how she keeps Grant a person and not a superhero, even though we follow him through all the books. Each book stands alone so you don’t need to have read other books with Grant in them. It’s a group, a series, and if you want you can sort of figure out which came where in kind of an order, but that’s not important. You can enjoy them as stand alone stories. I enjoy how the characters take you through the adventure and it all makes sense, especially the end, the unfolding. Narrator pretty good, although it might have been interesting to hear how others would have interpreted them. I don’t see her as the definitive voice for these books. I might like to hear them with a male voice and a narrator that gave the characters more individual “voices”.

Perfect

Where has Josephine Tey been all my life? Beautiful writing, wonderful narration, clever mysteries, and a very human detective, who could ask for more? I have another name to add to my pantheon.

BORING

This is the first time I have ever given 1star to a mystery (?) or a full set. If I wanted a history lesson I would buy a book on the subject. Could not finish the last book just gave up on it midway. Obviously not my taste though some may love it.

Unique writing style

Detective stories are unique in style. Nice change to the regular detective stories I am use to reading

Great story

Well written and read beautifully. Mysteries were worth the listen highly recommend it for anyone who wants to listen to a witty book