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Kif: an Unvarnished History

Kif: an Unvarnished History( )
Author: Mackintosh, Elizabeth
Contribution by: Tey, Josephine
ISBN:978-1-5024-8281-5
Publication Date:Sep 2014
Publisher:CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $13.00
Book Description:

Josephine Tey and Gordon Daviot, were de pseudonyms used by Elizabeth Mackintosh (1896-1952) a Scottish author best known for her mystery novels. She also wrote as Gordon Daviot, under which name she wrote plays with an historical theme. In 1990, The Daughter of Time was selected by the British-based Crime Writers' Association as the greatest mystery novel of all time; The Franchise Affair was eleventh on the same list of 100 books.

Book Details
Pages:174
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 0.4 Inches
Book Weight:0.71 Pounds
Author Biography
Mackintosh, Elizabeth (Author)
Josephine Tey is the psuedonym of Elizabeth Mackintosh. Mackintosh, a writer and dramatist, was born in Inverness in 1896.

She wrote one novel under the name Gordon Daviot, and seven, as Tey, featuring Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard. She also used the name Daviot when writing plays, including Richard of Bordeaux, which was directed by and starred John Gielgud.

She died on February 13, 1952, shortly after the publication of her final novel, The Daughter of Time.

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