Description: Josephine Tey was the pen-name of Elizabeth MacKintosh (1896-1952). 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 in the West End in London and on Broadway, and even wrote for Hollywood.
Brief description: Val McDermid is one of Britain's most popular authors and a winner of the Crime Writers Association Diamond Dagger. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Society of Edinburgh, where she lives. Her novels have been translated into 40 languages, and have sold over 16 million copies worldwide.
Review Quotes: "A convincing account of the 20th-century literary giant.... Reveals the moving story of Elizabeth MacKintosh's life with tact and superior investigative tenacity." -- The Wall Street Journal "The Wall Street Journal"