Inspector Alan Grant von Scotland Yard reist mit dem Zug nach Schottland. Gemeinsam mit einem alten Schulkameraden will er in den Highlands eine Auszeit nehmen, die herrliche Landschaft genießen und sich von der, im Wortlaut seines Arztes, »Überarbeitung« erholen. Kurz vor der Ankunft beobachtet Grant, wie es dem Schaffner im Abteil nebenan nicht gelingen will, einen Mitreisenden zu wecken - der Mann ist tot! Fast freut sich Grant ein bisschen, einmal nicht zuständig zu sein. Doch beim ersten Frühstück im Hotel fällt ihm eine Zeitung in die Hände, die er im Zug eingesteckt haben muss...
Inspector Alan Grant von Scotland Yard reist mit dem Zug nach Schottland. Gemeinsam mit einem alten Schulkameraden will er in den Highlands eine Ausze...
Die Bewohner von Salcott St Mary haben es nicht leicht. In dem einst beschaulichen Dörfchen haben sich die überspanntesten Künstler*innen Londons angesiedelt: Lavinia Fitch, Autorin romantischer Frauenromane, Bühnenstar Marta Hallard und Miss Easton-Dixon, die jährlich ein Buch mit Weihnachtsmärchen veröffentlicht, sind noch die Harmlosesten. Hinzu kommen ein verlogener Rundfunkjournalist, ein arroganter Dramatiker, ein verkrachter Balletttänzer und ein hasserfüllter naturalistischer Schriftsteller. Der Besuch eines kalifornischen Starfotografen mischt die Künstler*innenkolonie...
Die Bewohner von Salcott St Mary haben es nicht leicht. In dem einst beschaulichen Dörfchen haben sich die überspanntesten Künstler*innen Londons a...
Inspector Alan Grant is a Scotland Yard detective who relies on his instincts and often goes against the evidence if his gut feeling says so. He is thorough and systematic in his investigations and always pulls through. Contents: - "The Man in the Queue" (or Killer in the Crowd) - Inspector Grant investigates a murder of a man who was stabbed in the ticket line in front of theatre. There are numerous witnesses, but nobody saw anything. - "A Shilling for Candles" - Inspector Grant investigates a drowning of a young actress which first seems like an accident, but as investigation moves forward,...
Inspector Alan Grant is a Scotland Yard detective who relies on his instincts and often goes against the evidence if his gut feeling says so. He is th...
The body of a film actress known as Christine Clay is discovered at the edge of the surf on a beach in Kent. 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. Suspicion quickly falls on her friend and house guest, Robert Tisdall. Tisdall was rescued from a life of poverty when Clay randomly encountered him in London and offered him hospitality out of kindness. The day before the murder, Clay wrote to her lawyer instructing him to add a codicil to her will bequeathing...
The body of a film actress known as Christine Clay is discovered at the edge of the surf on a beach in Kent. She is initially thought to be the victim...
Robert Blair, a local solicitor, is called on to defend two women, Marion Sharpe and her mother, who are accused of kidnapping and beating a fifteen-year-old Betty Kane. As the Sharpes are about to be interviewed by local police and Scotland Yard, represented by Inspector Alan Grant, Marion calls Blair and, although his firm does not do criminal cases, he agrees to come out to their home, "The Franchise", to look out for their interests during the questioning. The case against them is quite strong. The Sharpe women are accused that one night they approached Betty while she was waiting for a...
Robert Blair, a local solicitor, is called on to defend two women, Marion Sharpe and her mother, who are accused of kidnapping and beating a fifteen-y...
A festive atmosphere envelops the line of people waiting for one of the last showings of a popular London musical comedy. Excitement is so big, and crowd is so large that people are being carried rather than walking. As the line eventually reaches the box office one man drops on his knees and slowly spreads on the floor. People jump to help, thinking he had fainted, but get horrified when they see a knife stuck in his back. There are so many witnesses, but nobody saw anything and nobody can tell when it happened as the man has been held upright for a while, carried by the moving crowd....
A festive atmosphere envelops the line of people waiting for one of the last showings of a popular London musical comedy. Excitement is so big, and cr...
This carefully crafted book collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries: The Man in the Queue (Killer in the Crowd) A Shilling for Candles The Franchise Affair To Love and Be Wise The Daughter of Time The Singing Sands Other Mysteries: Miss Pym Disposes Brat Farrar (Come and Kill Me)
This carefully crafted book collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents: Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries:...
