Josephine Tey was the pen-name of Elizabeth MacKintosh (1896-1952). Born
in Inverness, MacKintosh lived several lives: Best known as Golden Age
Crime Fiction writer Tey, she was also successful novelist and
playwright Gordon Daviot. During her exceptional career, she had plays
on simultaneously in the West End in London and on Broadway, and even
wrote for Hollywood, all from her home in the north of Scotland.
Celebrating the 125th anniversary of MacKintosh's birth, this updated
edition of the definitive biography includes a new preface.