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A shilling for candles6/22/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() She died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust. Beneath the sea cliffs of the south coast, suicides are a sad but common fact. Josephine Tey began writing full-time after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. Author(s): Josephine Tey Crime and Thrillers. As more clues are revealed it becomes clear that more than one people wanted young actress dead and could have a benefit from her death. This is strong evidence against Tisdale, but Inspector Grant's intuition urges him to keep investigating. The day before the murder, Clay wrote to her lawyer instructing him to add a codicil to her will bequeathing a small portion of her estate to Tisdall. Tisdall was rescued from a life of poverty when Clay randomly encountered him in London and offered him hospitality out of kindness. Suspicion quickly falls on her friend and house guest, Robert Tisdall. She is initially thought to be the victim of a drowning accident, but the presence of a button tangled in her hair leads Inspector Alan Grant to conclude she has been murdered. Sinopsis The body of a film actress known as Christine Clay is discovered at the edge of the surf on a beach in Kent. ![]()
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