Queens of Crime: Josephine Tey

The death of Josephine Tey in 1952, aged 55, cut short a distinguished career as a novelist and playwright. She was born Elizabeth Mackintosh in Inverness, Scotland, on 25 July 1896, the daughter of Colin and Josephine Horne Mackintosh. She attended the Royal Academy in Inverness and was destined for university and a career in art. She balked at the idea, believing she was a mediocre artist at