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To Love and Be Wise
To Love and Be Wise | Josephine Tey
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A witty and sophisticated mystery featuring bestselling author Josephine Teys popular Inspector Alan Grant, a beloved character created by a woman considered to be one of the greatest mystery writers of all time. Literary sherry parties were not Alan Grant's cup of tea. But when the Scotland Yard Inspector arrived to pick up actress Marta Hallard for dinner, he was struck by the handsome young American photographer, Leslie Searle. Author Lavinia Fitch was sure her guest "must have been something very wicked in ancient Greece," and the art colony at Salcott St. Mary would have agreed. Yet Grant heard nothing more of Searle until the news of his disappearance. Had Searle drowned by accident or could he have been murdered by one of his young women admirers? Was it a possible case of suicide or had the photographer simply vanished for reasons of his own?
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lauraisntwilder
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I forgot to post about this one, which I read last weekend. This is probably my favorite Tey I've read so far. At one point, I thought I'd figured out the twist, but I was wrong and it took a totally different turn. (I hate this cover, but it was from a library book sale, so it was super cheap.)

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Teresereading
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I was in rural England, by the River Rushmore in ‘Orfordshire‘
And also in transit with an unplanned stopover!
#whereareyouMonday
@Cupcake12

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Abailliekaras
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I loved this classic mystery set in an English country village. Adam Grant is a wonderfully warm, intelligent detective so it was fun to be in his company solving the disappearance of the Hollywood photographer Leslie. Great characters, nuanced relationships and it feels modern despite being published in 1950. Clean, strong writing with a sense of humour & well-paced. A simple story with rich layers underneath.

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Mitch
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Written in the 1950s but it feels so modern. Tey writes interesting characters and although it‘s a classic country house style mystery it follows the rules with some added nuances. She touches on taboos, on different ways of thinking expertly. She captures conversations with brevity and leaves lots of room to add interpretation!

Mitch Can‘t wait now to get to the next one in the series - thanks so much @Chrissyreadit Can‘t wait to read 2y
kspenmoll Daughter of Time is the only book of hers I read- enjoyed it! Nice review,makes want to read that book! 2y
Chrissyreadit This is an author I would read more of… 2y
rockpools Interesting! And I do like that cover! 2y
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Mitch
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Wow - I did it! Wanted to set pages rather than book targets this year as history chunkster were my genre of the year!

BkClubCare Congrats 🎉 2y
squirrelbrain Congratulations! 🎉🎉🎉 2y
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Soubhiville Woo hoo! 2y
Deblovestoread Congratulations 🎊 2y
Cupcake12 Great news! Well done 🎉 2y
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Smarkies
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Realised that this was one book in the Inspector Alan Grant series that I had missed out.
A solid mystery with a decent twist at the end.
#cozymystery

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erzascarletbookgasm
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Some books from my collection for #lovetitles #feistyfeb
@RealLifeReading 💛💚💙💜

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erzascarletbookgasm
To Love and Be Wise | Josephine Tey
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#photoadaynov16 #bookpyramid
A mysterious, slightly lopsided pyramid? No, just a pyramid of my favourite mystery books and authors, albeit lopsided. 😁
@RealLifeReading

RealLifeReading Love it! 8y
Eyelit Nice! 👍 8y
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