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Josephine Tey is one of the most famous authors from the Golden Age of crime writing in Great Britain. She published "A Shilling for Candles" in 1936. The plot involves an investigation by Inspector Alan Grant into the drowning of a popular movie star. Was it an accident or a murder?

There were several unusual bequests in the film star's will which drew Inspector Grant's attention when he looked for a motive. One was a large bequest added to the will on the day before the drowning. Another noted bequest was for "a shilling for candles," which effectively cut a relative out of her will and provided the title for the book. Tey threw in lots of red herrings which led to dead ends. A newspaper reporter is also following the story since the victim was famous--and embellishing his stories if his interviews did not pan out well. I enjoyed Tey's writing and her quirky characters.