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The young man with the tumbled black hair and the reckless eyebrows was dead in compartment B Seven on the night train from London. The only message he had left behind was a verse—a strange unfinished poem that haunted Inspector Grant—that spoke of talking beasts and singing sands guarding the way to Paradise. Even on sick leave in Scotland, Grant couldn't let the puzzle alone or relax and enjoy the heather until he had uncovered all the sinister details in one of the cleverest murders in criminal history!
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6 primary booksInspector Alan Grant is a 6-book series with 6 released primary works first released in 1929 with contributions by Josephine Tey, Gordon Daviot, and josephine-tey.
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The writing is beautiful and Inspector Grant is layered and interesting. I have a soft spot for cousin Pat. That kid cracked me up.
I didn't realize until after I read this book that it was published posthumously and I'd like to think Ms. Tey would have revised the obnoxious confession of an ending if given a chance.