Nicola Upson Books

A murderer stalks the set of Hitchcock's film of Rebecca, bent on revenge, in this smart, cosy mystery.

When bestselling crime author Josephine Tey inherited a remote Suffolk cottage from her godmother, it came full of secrets. There were the infamous Red Barn murders, committed in the grounds a century before, and still casting a shadow over the village. And there was Lucy Kyte, the mysterious beneficiary of her godmother's will, who no-one in the close-knit village would admit to knowing. As Josephine settles into the strange little house and attempts to make friends with the frightened locals, she knows that there is something dark that has a tight hold on the heart of this small community. Is it just the sinister ghosts of the Red Barn murders, or is there something very much alive that she needs to beware of?

March 1934. Revered mystery writer Josephine Tey is traveling from Scotland to London for the final week of her play Richard of Bordeaux, the surprise hit of the season, with pacifist themes that resonate in a world still haunted by war. But joy turns to horror when her arrival coincides with the murder of a young woman she had befriended on the train ride—and Tey is plunged into a mystery as puzzling as any in her own works. Detective Inspector Archie Penrose is convinced that the killing is connected to the play, and that Tey herself is in danger of becoming a victim of her own success. In the aftermath of a second murder, the writer and the policeman must join together to stop a ruthless killer who will apparently stop at nothing.

Called to the peaceful wooded churchyard of St-John’s-at-Hampstead, Detective Chief Inspector Archie Penrose faces one of the most audacious and unusual murders of his career. The body of the church’s organist is found in an opened grave, together with a photograph of a manor house and a cryptic note. The image leads Archie to Cambridge, where the crisp autumn air has brought with it bustling life to the ancient university and town. Mystery author Josephine Tey and Archie's lover Bridget Foley have each recently settled in Cambridge, though both women are not equally happy to see him. One has concealed an important secret from Archie which now threatens to come to light. Meanwhile, the change of seasons has also brought with it a series of vicious attacks against women in town, spreading fear and suspicion through the community. Soon, another body is revealed, and in the shadow of King’s College Chapel, Archie uncovers a connection twenty-five years old which haunted both victims—as well as some of their living companions. As Archie and Josephine each grapple with savage malefactors intent on making their victims pay, they must race to stop another attack in this beautifully written, intricately plotted mystery.

As a cloud of suspicion falls across the small Suffolk village she has come to love, the conflict becomes personal, and events take a dark and sinister turn. Dear Little Corpses is a journey into fear as evacuated children flee from the dangers of the Blitz to find themselves facing the terror of abduction.

May, 1937, and London prepares to crown a new king. Bestselling writer Josephine Tey is in town to oversee a BBC radio production of her play, Queen of Scots - but adultery, treachery and pent-up jealousies stalk the corridors of Broadcasting House.

Josephine Tey and Archie Penrose gather with friends for a Cornish Christmas, but two strange and brutal deaths on St Michael's Mount - and the unexpected arrival of a world famous film star, in need of sanctuary - interrupt the festivities.

Set in May 1935, the story follows Josephine Tey, who seeks solace in Cornwall after growing weary of theater life. At the Motleys' picturesque yet dilapidated estate, she aims to write her second mystery novel, drawing inspiration from the enchanting landscape and local legends. Simultaneously, the Motleys engage in an amateur production at the nearby Minack Theater, intertwining their lives with Tey's creative journey amidst the backdrop of artistic exploration and friendship.

It's summer, 1936. The writer, Josephine Tey, joins her friends in the holiday village of Portmeirion to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville, are there to sign a deal to film Josephine's novel, A Shilling for Candles, and Hitchcock has one or two tricks up his sleeve to keep the holiday party entertained.

Josephine Tey is writing a novel based on Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, the notorious "Finchley baby farmers," unaware that her research will entangle her in the desperate hunt for a modern-day killer.

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.

'Haunting.' Sunday Times 'Wonderful.' Scotland on Sunday 'Arresting.' The Times In the summer of 1915, the violent death of a young girl brings grief and notoriety to Charleston Farmhouse on the Sussex Downs. Years later, Josephine Tey returns to the same house - now much changed - and remembers the two women with whom she once lodged as a young teacher during the Great War. As past and present collide, with murders decades apart, Josephine is forced to face the possibility that the scandal which threatened to destroy those women's lives hid a much darker secret. Sorry for the Dead is the eighth book in the 'Josephine Tey' series, at once a compelling murder mystery and a moving exploration of love and grief

Im London von 1903 werden zwei Frauen wegen Babymordes hingerichtet. Dreißig Jahre später plant Josephine Tey, einen Roman über sie zu schreiben. Als zeitgleich mehrere junge Frauen tot aufgefunden werden, wird Inspector Archie Penrose misstrauisch und beginnt die Suche nach einem Mörder, der die Vergangenheit aufdeckt.

Josephine Tey plant 1936 ihren vierzigsten Geburtstag in Portmeirion, Wales, während Alfred Hitchcock die Filmrechte an ihrem Roman erwerben möchte. Doch ein Mord an einer Hollywood-Ikone stört die Feierlichkeiten und löst eine brutale Mordserie aus.

Inspektor Archie Penrose lädt seine enge Freundin Josephine Tey in sein Elternhaus in Cornwall ein, damit die Krimiautorin nach einer turbulenten Zeit endlich mal wieder durchatmen kann. Josephine freut sich sehr über die Einladung, zumal das Haus auch in unmittelbarer Nähe des berühmten Freilichttheaters von Minack liegt, das eindrucksvoll auf den Klippen über dem Meer thront. Doch ihre Hoffnung auf Ruhe und Entspannung löst sich schnell auf, als ihre Ankunft mit dem mysteriösen Tod eines jungen Mannes im Dorf zusammenfällt. Schon bald werden immer mehr Menschen vermisst oder tot aufgefunden, und Josephine und Archie müssen davon ausgehen, dass sie es mit einem kaltblütigen Mörder zu tun haben, der vor weiteren Verbrechen nicht zurückschreckt.

September 1939: Josephine Tey begibt sich an Bord des berühmten Passagierschiffes Queen Mary, um ihre Geliebte Marta zu besuchen. Die Reise führt die beiden nach Hollywood an das Filmset von »Rebecca«, dem neusten Projekt von Alfred Hitchcock. Doch auch die schillernde Welt der Stars kann von den wachsenden Sorgen wegen des erneuten Kriegsausbruches nicht ganz ablenken. Derweil muss Inspektor Archie Penrose in England in einem neuen Fall ermitteln. Ein schockierender Mord führt ihn ausgerechnet zu dem Haus, welches einst die junge Daphne du Maurier zu ihrem berühmten Werk »Rebecca« inspirierte. Als dann ein Teil der Filmcrew unter Verdacht gerät, nehmen Tey und Penrose auf beiden Seiten des Atlantiks die Spur auf. Eine Spur, die geprägt ist von »Rebeccas« zeitlosen Themen von Besessenheit, Eifersucht und Mord...