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To Love and Be Wise por Josephine Tey
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To Love and Be Wise (1950 original; edición 1998)

por Josephine Tey (Autor)

Series: Alan Grant (4)

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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. A witty and sophisticated mystery featuring bestselling author Josephine Tey's 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?… (más)
Miembro:LasellVillage
Título:To Love and Be Wise
Autores:Josephine Tey (Autor)
Información:Scribner / Simon & Schuster (1998), Edition: 1st Scribner Paperback Fiction ed, 224 pages
Colecciones:85 (inactive)
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Etiquetas:70 Mystery

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To Love and Be Wise por Josephine Tey (1950)

  1. 11
    The Privateer por Josephine Tey (wildbill)
    wildbill: An historical novel about the pirate Harry Morgan. One of the last books published by Ms. Tey.
  2. 00
    Scales of Justice por Ngaio Marsh (Becchanalia)
  3. 00
    Pleamares de la vida por Agatha Christie (Becchanalia)
  4. 00
    Sweet Danger por Margery Allingham (shaunie)
    shaunie: Similar settings, both are books by two of the very best Golden Age crime writers, but Allingham's has more flair and verve.
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Didn't grab me as much as I expected. ( )
  mysterymax | Dec 15, 2023 |
Not an author I've come across before (it's a pseudonym of Elizabeth Mackintosh - no, havent heard of her either) and it was passed on from a friend. As Tey, Mackintosh wrote six mystery novels including Scotland Yard's Inspector Alan Grant during the 1920s and 1930s, which would place her with Allingham, Christie and Marsh, if only less prolific. This is book number 4 in the series and the first I read.

Since it's already 2/3rds of the way through the series, Grant is relatively well established as a character. He has his favourite right hand (police) man to bounce ideas off - similar to Alleyn's Brer Fox - but Williams is missing for most of the book on another case. Grant therefore comes to rely on the famous actress Marta, who he finds to be insightful and intelligent in her own way and a good foil (and a good cook!).

American photographer Leslie Searle, he of the unusual and stunning good looks, suddenly arrives in Town, quickly becomes part of the lives of an extended family, and just as suddenly disappears, leaving everyone bewildered and at a loss. Grant, who has met Searle once, previously, is confronted with the disappearance of Searle whilst out on a camping research trip in Oxford. His companion, Walter Whitmore, is engaged to Liz, and there seems to be a rapid connection between Liz and Leslie that makes Walter jealous. Leslie's disappearance makes Walter the Prime Suspect, but there's one major problem: there's no body and no real sign that Leslie simply hasn't walked off into the night of his own accord. So has there really been a crime?

The ending is a novel take on a standard disappearance mystery, and I wont go further for spoilers. Most of the secondary characters are reasonably fleshed out for such a short book (sub 300 pages).

If I'm honest, this didnt grab me in the same way that my first Ngaio Marsh book did - another series that I started part way through the series. Allingham's stories about Albert Campion run a quick second after Rodney Alleyn books. Whilst a decent, tight story, there's nothing (on this book alone) to make Tey join the list. I have another book in the series that might (or might not) help.
  nordie | Oct 14, 2023 |
We listened to it this time. Wonderful narrator. Great tale. Love the unusual solution. Such a wonderful writer. A pity there are not more books by her. ( )
  njcur | Feb 3, 2023 |
I really like this story. The characters are interesting, nobody is evil, although some are annoying, and I wish them all well. Some of the performing arts characters are gay and accepted as such by everyone else (even in 1951). Let me just add that I'd like to know what happens when the suspects find out, as I suppose they will, the solution to the mystery.When I described the basic mystery to my husband, he immediately guessed the solution: "He wasn't murdered; he turned into a woman." ( )
  raizel | Jun 22, 2022 |
Delightful. The sleight of hand goes several ways. It's not very plausible but then most magic tricks aren't after the fact.

(Anticipatory sadness that this series isn't nearly long enough.) ( )
  Je9 | Aug 10, 2021 |
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Nombre del autorRolTipo de autor¿Obra?Estado
Tey, Josephineautor principaltodas las edicionesconfirmado
Allié, ManfredTraductorautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Barnard, RobertIntroducciónautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Dixon, Jennifer MNarradorautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Hendriks, TejoArtista de Cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Hildén, MarjaTraductorautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
McHenry, AmyDiseñador de cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Neumann, MartinArtista de Cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Smith, JeffArtista de Cubiertaautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Smith, MarkIlustradorautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Thorne, StephenReaderautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
Toren, A.C. van derautor secundarioalgunas edicionesconfirmado
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Fiction. Literature. Mystery. A witty and sophisticated mystery featuring bestselling author Josephine Tey's 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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