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‘Brilliant.’ The Times
‘One of Upson’s most evocative novels.’ Guardian
September 1939: The worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set of Hitchcock’s Rebecca.
Little does Josephine realise that the man she has befriended in Hollywood is the perpetrator of a shocking act of violence and is being sought back in Britain by DCI Archie Penrose.
Together, they find themselves on a trail that echoes Rebecca’s timeless themes of obsession, resentment and murder.
WHAT READERS THINK:
‘Brilliant as ever . . . Thrilling.’ 5* review
‘Fascinating and compelling . . . Loved it.’ 5* review
‘What a story!’ 5* review
‘Wonderful.’ 5* review
‘I absolutely loved this . . . a thrilling and glamorous read.’ 5* review
Nicola Upson’s debut novel, An Expert in Murder, was the first in a series of crime novels whose main character is Josephine Tey, who – along with Agatha Christie – was one of the masters of Britain’s Golden Age of crime writing. She was shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger in 2018 for Nine Lessons and longlisted in 2021 for…
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