Elizabeth MacKintosh (25 July 1896 – 13 February 1952), known by the pen name Josephine Tey, was a Scottish author. Her novel The Daughter of Time, a detective work investigating the death of the Princes in the Tower, was chosen by the Crime Writers' Association in 1990 as the greatest crime novel of all time. [1]

Complete order of Josephine Tey books in Publication Order and Chronological Order.

Sep 25, 2015 · Unlike Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and Ngaio Marsh, Josephine Tey ignored the rules of golden-age British crime fiction—with brilliant results. But 60 years after her death,...

Jan 1, 2025 · Josephine Tey was a Scottish playwright and author of popular detective novels praised for their warm and readable style. A physical education teacher for eight years, Tey became a full-time writer with the successful publication of her …

Josephine Tey was a pseudonym of Elizabeth Mackintosh. Josephine was her mother's first name and Tey the surname of an English Grandmother. As Josephine Tey, she wrote six mystery novels featuring Scotland Yard's Inspector Alan Grant.

Aug 17, 2018 · Josephine Tey was always an enigma. Born Elizabeth Mackintosh in 1896, she avoided the press, shunned most photographs, never granted interviews, and had only a small circle of friends.

Nov 19, 2015 · Josephine Tey- The Successful Crime Author who led a Secretive Life Review of Josephine Tey: A Life by Harry McGrath of 'The National'. Launch of Josephine Tey Exhibition at Inverness Museum

Josephine Tey has 108 books on Goodreads with 196699 ratings. Josephine Tey’s most popular book is The Daughter of Time (Inspector Alan Grant, #5).