Josephine Tay (real name Elizabeth Mackintosh; 1896–1952) is a famous writer, the daughter of a Scot and an Englishwoman, a recognized master of the British detective story, and playwright. Six of her novels feature Scotland Yard Inspector Alan Grant. The inspector trusts his own intuition, but not completely: he carefully weighs all the evidence, carefully listens to the testimony of eyewitnesses; and even if everything seems to point against the suspect, Alan Grant will not leave a single piece of evidence untested. In a word, if you find yourself in a difficult situation, anyone would dream of such a conscientious police inspector! The collection includes three novels by Josephine Tay: “The Disappearance” (1950), “The Daughter of Time” (1951), “The Singing Sands” (1952).