Shot with Crimson

September, 1939, and the worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set of Hitchcock''s Rebecca . Then a shocking act of violence reawakens the shadows of the past, with consequences on both sides of the Atlantic, and Josephine and DCI Archie Penrose find themselves on a trail leading back to the house that inspired a young Daphne du Maurier - a trail that echoes Rebecca ''s timeless themes of obsession, jealousy and murder. WHAT READERS THINK: ''Brilliant as ever . . . Thrilling.'' 5 review ''Fascinating and compelling . . . Loved it.'' 5 review ''What a story!'' 5 review ''Wonderful.'' 5 review ''I absolutely loved this . . . a thrilling and glamorous read.'' 5* review

Auteur
Nicola Upson's debut novel, An Expert in Murder, was the first in a series of crime novels whose main character is Josephine Tey, who - along with Agatha Christie - was one of the masters of Britain's Golden Age of crime writing. She was shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger in 2018 for Nine Lessons and longlisted in 2021 for The Dead of Winter. Dear Little Corpses was a Waterstone's Crime Book of the Month.