Shot with Crimson

''Brilliant.'' The Times ''One of Upson''s most evocative novels.'' Guardian September 1939: The worries of war follow Josephine Tey to Hollywood, where a different sort of battle is raging on the set of Hitchcock''s Rebecca. Little does Josephine realise that the man she has befriended in Hollywood is the perpetrator of a shocking act of violence and is being sought back in Britain by DCI Archie Penrose. Together, they find themselves on a trail that echoes Rebecca ''s timeless themes of obsession, resentment and murder. WHAT READERS THINK: ''Brilliant as ever . . . Thrilling.'' 5* review ''Fascinating and compelling . . . Loved it.'' 5* review ''What a story!'' 5* review ''Wonderful.'' 5* review ''I absolutely loved this . . . a thrilling and glamorous read.'' 5* review

About the author

Nicola Upson was born in Suffolk and read English at Downing College, Cambridge. Her debut, An Expert in Murder, was the first in a series of crime novels to feature Josephine Tey - one of Britain's finest Golden Age crime writers - and was dramatised for BBC Radio 4. Several of Nicola's novels have been listed for the CWA Gold and Historical Daggers, and Sorry for the Dead was a Waterstones Thriller of the Month. She is a member of the Detection Club, and in 2024 curated the acclaimed exhibition Murder by the Book: a celebration of twentieth century British crime fiction at Cambridge University Library.

She is also the author of Stanley and Elsie, a novel about the painter Stanley Spencer, and lives with her partner in Cambridge and Cornwall.

Product details

• Authors: Nicola Upson, Upson Nicola
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 07.11.2024
• EAN: 9780571373680
• ISBN: 978-0-571-37368-0
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 200 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General, FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Amateur Sleuth, Relating to lesbians, c 1930 to c 1939, Historical crime and mysteries, Classic crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery