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Inspecteur Alan Grant Séries

Suivez l'inspecteur Alan Grant de Scotland Yard alors qu'il se plonge dans des affaires complexes au cœur de Londres. Chaque épisode présente de nouveaux mystères qui testent son intelligence vive et sa détermination inébranlable. Cette série est un choix parfait pour les amateurs de romans policiers classiques, mettant l'accent sur la déduction logique et les résolutions pleines de suspense. Plongez dans un monde d'intrigues et de crimes où la vérité attend d'être découverte.

The Daughter of Time
To Love and Be Wise
The Franchise Affair
A Shilling for Candles
The Man in the Queue
Man in the Queue

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  1. Man in the Queue

    • 256pages
    • 9 heures de lecture

    Set against the backdrop of a bustling theater, a shocking murder unfolds as a man collapses in line, revealing a dagger in his back. Inspector Grant, known for his sharp wit and investigative prowess, is tasked with unraveling this mystery. Despite the crowd of witnesses, no one can provide any clues about the crime, creating a compelling challenge for the inspector. As he delves into the secrets hidden within the theater's vibrant atmosphere, readers are drawn into a thrilling whodunit filled with intrigue and suspense.

    Man in the Queue1
    3,8

  2. The Man in the Queue

    • 247pages
    • 9 heures de lecture

    Outside a London theatre a throng of people wait expectantly for the last performance of a popular musical. But as  the doors open at last, something spoils all thought of entertainment: a man in the queue is found murdered by the deadly thrust of a stiletto ...

    The Man in the Queue1
    3,4

  3. A Shilling for Candles

    Beneath the sea cliffs of the south coast, suicides are a sad but common fact. Inspector Grant has to take a more professional attitude: death by suicide, however common, has to have a motive - just like murder...

    A Shilling for Candles2
    4,0

  4. The Franchise Affair

    Marion Sharpe and her mother seem an unlikely duo to be found on the wrong side of the law. Quiet and ordinary, they have led a peaceful and unremarkable life at their country home, The Franchise. Betty Kane, a demure young woman, accuses them of kidnapping and abuse. It takes Robert Blair, solicitor turned amateur detective, to solve the mystery that lies at the heart of The Franchise Affair.

    The Franchise Affair3
    4,0

  5. To Love and Be Wise

    It was rumoured that Hollywood stars would go to any lengths for the privilege of being photographed by the good-looking, brilliantly talented and ultra-fashionable portrait photographer Leslie Searle. But what was such a gifted creature doing in such an English village backwater as Salcott St Mary? And why -- and how -- did he disappear? If a crime had been committed, was it murder…fraud…or simply some macabre practical joke?

    To Love and Be Wise4
    3,8

  6. The Daughter of Time

    A hospitalized English policeman reconstructs historical evidence concerning Richard III's role in the murder of Edward IV's two sons.

    The Daughter of Time5
    3,8

  7. The Singing Sands

    • 187pages
    • 7 heures de lecture

    On sick leave from Scotland Yard, Inspector Alan Grant is planning a quiet holiday with an old school chum to recover from overwork and mental fatigue. Traveling on the night train to Scotland, however, Grant stumbles upon a dead man and a cryptic poem about 'the stones that walk' and 'the singing sand, ' which send him off on a fascinating search into the verse's meaning and the identity of the deceased. Grant needs just this sort of casual inquiry to quiet his jangling nerves, despite his doctor's orders. But what begins as a leisurely pastime eventually turns into a full-blown investigation that leads Grant to discover not only the key to the poem but the truth about a most diabolical murder

    The Singing Sands6
    4,0