# The Man in the Queue — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Man in the Queue by Josephine Tey.

- [I: Murder](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/i-murder.md): On a March evening, a long queue waits outside the Woffington Theatre for the final performance of 'Didn't You Know?' Amid street performers and vendors, the doors open and the crowd presses forward. A man collapses and 
- [II: Inspector Grant](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/ii-inspector-grant.md): Superintendent Barker assigns Inspector Grant to investigate a murder that occurred in a theatre queue. Grant interviews witnesses, examines the weapon (a stiletto), and deduces that the killer is likely left-handed and 
- [III: Danny Miller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/iii-danny-miller.md): Grant wakes on the third day of his investigation, the day of the inquest, with no leads. He recounts sending Williams to trace the dead man's tie through Faith Brothers, and his own fruitless search of missing persons l
- [IV: Raoul Legarde](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/iv-raoul-legarde.md): Grant receives an anonymous letter containing £25 for the burial of the queue murder victim, sparking theories about the sender's identity and motives. He dines with Williams at Laurent's, where he senses he is being wat
- [V: Danny Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/v-danny-again.md): Inspector Grant travels to Nottingham to trace the dead man's tie, learning from a shop assistant that it was sold on February 2nd, the day of a large musical festival. He interviews Mr. Yeudall, a solicitor and festival

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- [VI: The Levantine](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/vi-the-levantine.md)
- [VII: Things Move](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/vii-things-move.md)
- [Mrs. Everett](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/viii-mrs-everett.md)
- [IX: Grant Gets More Information Than He Expected](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/ix-grant-gets-more-information-than-he-expected.md)
- [X: The Burst to the North](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/x-the-burst-to-the-north.md)
- [XI: Carninnish](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xi-carninnish.md)
- [Capture](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xii-capture.md)
- [XIII: Marking Time](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xiii-marking-time.md)
- [XIV: The Statement](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xiv-the-statement.md)
- [XV: The Brooch](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xv-the-brooch.md)
- [XVI: Miss Dinmont Assists](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xvi-miss-dinmont-assists.md)
- [Solution](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xvii-solution.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_man_in_the_queue_se/chapters/xviii-conclusion.md)

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