A review by kerensa2108
A Shilling for Candles by Josephine Tey

3.0

I’m enjoying this series of books by Josephine Tey, written before the days of forensics, mobile phones, and all sorts of other modern crime-solving tech. Good old-fashioned police detective work, and some ideas that seem very odd to a modern reader, but which are entirely appropriate for their time! You do have to adjust your mindset a little bit when reading these books, but they are well worth the trouble. A good storyline and engaging characters made this an enjoyable read. I gave it three stars as I found the ending a bit contrived - how did Inspector Grant make the jump to solving the crime just from reading an article in a magazine?! Maybe I missed something but even when it was explained later, I didn’t get it. But it was a good read nonetheless, and I’m looking forward to starting the third in the series.