The Man in the Queue

In The Man in the Queue, Josephine Tey (writing under the pseudonym Gordon Daviot) introduces Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard in a debut detective novel that blends classic whodunit suspense with sharp psychological insight.

The story begins with a seemingly impossible crime: a man is stabbed to death while standing quietly in line outside a London theater. With no witnesses and no apparent motive, the case appears to be a perfect puzzle. But as Grant delves into the victim's identity,...