Fear in the Sunlight (Josephine Tey #4)
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- Synopsis
- Summer, 1936. The writer, Josephine Tey, joins her friends in the holiday village of Portmeirion to celebrate her fortieth birthday. Alfred Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville, are there to sign a deal to film Josephine's novel, A Shilling for Candles, and Hitchcock has one or two tricks up his sleeve to keep the holiday party entertained - and expose their deepest fears. But things get out of hand when one of Hollywood's leading actresses is brutally slashed to death in a cemetery near the village. The following day, as fear and suspicion take over in a setting where nothing - and no one - is quite what it seems, Chief Inspector Archie Penrose becomes increasingly unsatisfied with the way the investigation is ultimately resolved. Several years later, another horrific murder, again linked to a Hitchcock movie, drives Penrose back to the scene of the original crime to uncover the shocking truth. Fear in the Sunlight is the fourth detective novel following the life and work of Golden Age writer, Josephine Tey. Tey's book, A Shilling for Candles, was filmed by Hitchcock as Young and Innocent, and appeared in 1937 starring Nova Pilbeam; it was said to be his personal favourite among his British films. As well as giving an insight into its adaptation, the novel explores the personal and professional relationship of Hitchcock and his wife, Alma Reville, shortly before their move to Hollywood; looks at some of the darker sides of the film industry; and pays tribute to Clough Williams Ellis, the remarkable creator of Portmeirion.
- Copyright:
- 2013
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9780062195449
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780062195432
- Publisher:
- HarperCollins Publisher
- Date of Addition:
- 02/02/16
- Copyrighted By:
- Nicola Upson
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.