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The Singing Sands (Paperback)

by Josephine Tey (Author)
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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Arrow Books Ltd; New Ed edition (5 Sep 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0099429675
  • ISBN-13: 978-0099429678
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.8 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 20,829 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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‘Josephine Tey has always been absolutely reliable in producing original and mysterious plots with interesting characters and unguessable endings’


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On his train journey back to Scotland for a well-earned rest, Inspector Grant learns that a fellow passenger, one Charles Martin, has been found dead. It looks like a case of misadventure - but Grant is not so sure. Teased by some enigmatic lines of verse that the deceased had apparently scrawled on a newspaper, he follows a trail to the Outer Hebrides. And though it is the end of his holiday, it is also the beginning of an intriguing investigation into the bizarre circumstances shrouding Charles Martin's death...
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic, 18 Sep 2003
I received this book as a gift in my early teens and it sparked a life-long interest in classic British crime and mystery - particularly the highly covetable Penguin green back paperback editions.
The Singing Sands not only has a great storyline but a wonderful sense of atmosphere in its description of the beautiful Highlands. In this, Tey writes marvellously well - I could taste Grant's horrible hotel breakfast with its yellowy soda scones.
Well worth reading if you have an interest in this genre.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a brilliant read which sustains interest to the end, 3 May 2001
This review is from: The Singing Sands (Paperback)
first read this 25 years ago, and have periodically re-read ever since. gripping, fine detail, strong ending (unlike some other Tey work, unfortunately). worth visiting the real singing sands. a more modern, less pompous, Buchan in style.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Tey at the top of her form, 4 Jul 1998
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This (posthumously published) novel shows Tey at her best. Inspector Alan Grant, on his way by train to Scotland for a long-overdue spell of R&R, is on hand when a young man's body is found in an adjoining compartment. By accident, he finds himself in possession of a clue that hints that something wasn't right about the young man's death; in his pursuit of the truth, he travels as far as the Hebrides and meets characters ranging from a lovely widow who looks good in waders to a world-famous Arabian explorer, a young pilot friend of the deceased, and the unforgettable Wee Archie. The story line seems to ramble at times, but the conclusion is highly satisfying. Thoroughly enjoyable.
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