Description
Violence finds its way to old Hollywood in the eleventh Josephine Tey mystery, perfect for fans of Rhys Bowen and Jacqueline Winspear.
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.
My Thoughts
Upson’s Josephine Tey series has been hit or miss for me over the years, but I picked this one up because it focuses on one of my favorites fictional tales, Rebecca by Daphne DuMaurier.
I was not disappointed.
The action here follows two separate but connected storylines – one in England with detective Archie Penrose and one in America with Josephine. Both stories feature Upson’s trademark clever plotting and witty dialog, although I was more engaged by the story in America on the set of Alfred Hitchcock’s film.
Upson does a good job of keeping the action moving despite a very large cast of characters, and she neatly ties up loose ends with some eyebrow raising twists in the last couple of chapters.
Having read a few of this series already, I was familiar with some of the characters, and that definitely helped me follow the plot. If you haven’t read this series before, I suggest you not start here but go to the library and start at the beginning.
Publication Date: November 7, 2023
Published By: Penguin Random House
Thanks to the Rochester Public Library for the book
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