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The Singing Sands
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By Josephine Tey; Illustrations by Mark Smith |
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Book |
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Paving a way for contemporary crime fiction
Introducing this edition, the acclaimed crime writer Val McDermid explores Tey’s enduring popularity among readers and novelists alike. She also comments on her unconventional characterisation, including Grant’s ambiguous character and his susceptibility to the forces of ‘unreason’ – both uncommon traits in a golden-age detective. For McDermid, Tey was the bridge between that era and contemporary crime fiction, opening up the genre for writers such as Patricia Highsmith and Ruth Rendell. Like the earlier Brat Farrar and The Franchise Affair, Tey’s 1952 novel is a classic mystery, but one that is unusually sensitive to the frailties and oddities of human psychology. Mark Smith’s enigmatic illustrations capture its atmosphere of quiet suspense. |
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http://www.foliosociety.com/book/SGS/singing-sands
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mark smith
Richard W. Salzman :: Salzman International
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