To Love and Be Wise by Josephine Tey

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“I’m a big lover of classic crime novels and this is my favourite of Josephine Tey’s. When celebrated photographer Leslie Searle apparently vanishes into thin air on a visit to to the quiet village Salcott St Mary, murder is suspected… but where is the body? Clever & brilliantly written, this is a classic of the murder mystery genre… or is it?” Bob.

Gripping psychological suspense from the Golden Age of crime fiction. ‘The most interesting of the great female writers of the Golden Age. This disarmingly low-key tale of a mysterious disappearance is the perfect introduction to her world.’ Val McDermid’. It was rumoured that Hollywood stars would kill for the privilege of being photographed by the good-looking, talented and fashionable portrait photographer Leslie Searle. But what would bring such a gifted figure to the English village backwater of Salcott St Mary? And why – and how – did he disappear? If a crime had been committed, was it murder … fraud … or simply a macabre practical joke? Inspector Alan Grant determines to uncover the truth.