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Man in the Queue

Man in the Queue

Man in the Queue
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Man in the Queue Paperback - 1995

by Tey, Josephine

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Inspector Alan Grant searches for the identity of a man killed in the line ata theater and for the identity of the killer--whom no one saw.

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Touchstone, 11/29/1995 12:00:01. paperback. Good. 0.8000 in x 7.9000 in x 5.2000 in.
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  • Title Man in the Queue
  • Author Tey, Josephine
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st Collier Book
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Touchstone, London
  • Publication date 11/29/1995 12:00:01
  • Bookseller's Inventory # mon0000052166
  • ISBN 9780684815022 / 0684815028
  • Weight 0.48 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.4 x 0.59 in (20.32 x 13.72 x 1.50 cm)
  • Size 0.8000 in x 7.9000 in x 5.2000 i
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: British
  • Category Fiction - Mystery/ Detective
  • Library of Congress subjects Detective and mystery stories, Police - England - Fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 79028589
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
  • Quantity available 1

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From the publisher

A long line had formed for the standing-room-only section of the Woffington Theatre. London's favorite musical comedy of the past two years was finishing its run at the end of the week. Suddenly, the line began to move, forming a wedge before the open doors as hopeful theatergoers nudged their way forward. But one man, his head sunk down upon his chest, slowly sank to his knees and then, still more slowly, keeled over on his face. Thinking he had fainted, a spectator moved to help, but recoiled in horror from what lay before him: the man in the queue had a small silver dagger neatly plunged into his back. With the wit and guile that have made Inspector Grant a favorite of mystery fans, the inspector sets about discovering just how a murder occurred among so many witnesses, none of whom saw a thing.

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IT WAS BETWEEN seven and eight o'clock on a March evening, and all over London the bars were being drawn back from pit and gallery doors.

About the author

Josephine Tey (1896-1952) began writing fulltime after the successful publication of her first novel, The Man in the Queue (1929), which introduced Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard. She died in 1952, leaving her entire estate to the National Trust.

Robert Barnard (1936-2013) was awarded the Agatha Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Nero Wolfe Award, and the Macavity Award. An eight-time Edgar nominee, he was a member of Britain's distinguished Detection Club, and in May 2003, he received the Cartier Diamond Dagger for lifetime achievement in mystery writing.

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