December 1985, Macmillan Publishing Company, To Love And Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant #4), To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Grant Mysteries). A thrilling classic of golden-age crime, in series with The Singing Sands, Miss Pym Disposes and The Daughter of Time. Skip this list. Of all the classic sleuths still beloved by their readers, Grant feels the most modern, and much of Tey’s own character is evident in him: her humour, her independence, and her ability to capture a character – or a ne’er-do-well – with a few astute observations.

‘Now you see it, now you don’t. Crime writer Val McDermid has described Josephine Tey as ‘the most interesting’ of the queens of Golden Age crime, and with this unusual thriller it’s easy to see why. The Lost Shrine. Excellent as always Josephine Tey keeps the reader guessing until almost the end. If a crime had been committed, was it murder ... fraud ... or simply some macabre practical joke?

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This is considered to be love in its purest form, with the lover being selfless and willing to make sacrifices for the one that he loves. Create lists, bibliographies and reviews: or Search WorldCat. Illustrated by Vector That Fox. The book introduced her detective protagonist Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard, who would appear in a further five novels: A Shilling for Candles (1936), The Franchise Affair (1948), To Love and Be Wise (1950), The Daughter of Time (1951) and The Singing Sands (1952). When we talk of unconditional love, or the love that is altruistic and does not demand or expect anything in return, that is agape love. But what was this gifted creature doing in such an English village backwater as Salcott St Mary? Or has the picturesque village of Salcott St Mary become the scene of something distinctly unphotogenic? Miss Pym Disposes is an essential addition to the Josephine Tey collection. A Quarter Past Dead (A Miss Dimont Mystery, Book 3), Money in the Morgue: The New Inspector Alleyn Mystery, The Moving Toyshop (A Gervase Fen Mystery), A Fatal Obsession (Ryder and Loveday, Book 1), A Fatal Mistake (Ryder and Loveday, Book 2), Sidney Chambers and The Dangers of Temptation, Love Lies Bleeding (A Gervase Fen Mystery), Sidney Chambers and The Persistence of Love, Sidney Chambers and The Forgiveness of Sins, Inspector Alleyn 3-Book Collection 10: Last Ditch, Black As He’s Painted, Grave Mistake, The Franchise Affair with FREE Author's Biography + Active TOC, BRITISH MURDER MYSTERIES: The Greatest Thrillers of Josephine Tey, Inspector Alan Grant Mysteries - Complete Series, Inspector Alan Grant of Scotland Yard MEGAPACK®. Illustrated by the author. $1.99 . Thanks! Walter Whitmore, a radio star, can’t help noticing that the handsome and charming Leslie Searle has caught the eye of his dear, good-hearted fiancée Liz, and famous playwright Toby Tullis – accustomed to being the biggest fish in this particular pond – finds himself brutally snubbed.
Cicely Mary Barker’s complete collection of Flower Fairies has been brought together in an exclusive new presentation by The Folio Society, with fully restored original paintings. Illustrated by Mark Smith. The third installment in George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ saga is available as a two-volume Folio collector’s edition. An illustrated Folio Society edition of Christopher Clark’s magisterial history of Prussia from 1600 to the aftermath of the Second World War – winner of awards including the Wolfson History Prize. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. Thanks! The review must be at least 50 characters long. As well as all the usual delights of Tey’s writing and the Inspector himself, To Love and Be Wise also features one of the most cunning and surprising twists of any of Tey’s novels – making it an absolute must-read for any Golden Age crime aficionado. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our site. As well as books, Smith’s work has appeared in numerous publications, including the New Yorker, the New York Times, the Guardian, the Financial Times and GQ among others. A unique Folio edition of Winston Churchill’s 50 finest speeches to inspire Britain during the Second World War, with a new introduction by his grandson, Sir Nicholas Soames.
***** Who is the unusual young man who catches Inspector Grant’s attention during a brief encounter at a literary cocktail party?

Smith also makes clever use of shadows and dramatic angles to heighten the sense of mystery and drama, prompting questions that linger – just as much as Tey’s addictive prose. He was about to break up an engagement and ruin a smug broadcaster; he'd already insulted a leading playwright and caused a public scandal. You've already shared your review for this item.

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To Love And Be Wise This edition published in February 1, 1977 by Pocket. Sign in. Swan Song (A Gervase Fen Mystery) Edmund Crispin.

At Kobo, we try to ensure that published reviews do not contain rude or profane language, spoilers, or any of our reviewer's personal information. She was born in Inverness in 1896, and taught physical education for a number of years before the success of her first book, The Man in the Queue, in 1929. He has also achieved repeated recognition for his work on the Folio Society series of Josephine Tey novels from 3x3 magazine, New York Society of Illustrators, Los Angeles Society of Illustrators, and the American Illustration annual.

Mark Smith continues his excellent work on the series, providing seven colour illustrations and an exquisitely stylish binding design. [Josephine Tey] Home. Can a bed-ridden 20th-century detective solve a 500-year-old crime? And why - and how - did he disappear? We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. Produced in series with A Shilling for Candles, Miss Pym Disposes, The Singing Sands and The Daughter of Time, this is an essential edition for any fan of elegant Golden Age crime.

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