--- product_id: 35383229 title: "To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant Book 4)" brand: "josephine tey" price: "AR$48827" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/35383229-to-love-and-be-wise-inspector-alan-grant-book-4 store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant Book 4) **Brand:** josephine tey **Price:** AR$48827 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant Book 4) by josephine tey - **How much does it cost?** AR$48827 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/35383229-to-love-and-be-wise-inspector-alan-grant-book-4) ## Best For - josephine tey enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted josephine tey brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant Book 4) ## Images ![To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant Book 4) - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41kaOfKAt1L.jpg) ![To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant Book 4) - Image 2](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/51LEx47RvlL.jpg) ![To Love and Be Wise (Inspector Alan Grant Book 4) - Image 3](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41Rzn-DDPvL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Carefully written *by J***Y on Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2018* Josephine Tey's writing was very creative in the sense that she seemed to search and experiment a little differently with each book. She wrote several books about Inspector Grant and their quality ranged from so so to brilliant, but they never fell into a pattern. To Love and Be Wise had some brilliant scenes and characterizations, and Grant's personality was much more human than in some instances, although the plot felt implausible. Tey's fans, though, do not necessarily read for her plots, but for those lovely passages when she creates worlds with her words and she could use words like no other golden age mystery writer, even Sayers. She was hard to pin down, but in her best work she soared and if you read To Love and Be Wise carefully you will find several of those instances. I recommend it for anyone for whom finding a phrase well turned is like discovering diamonds. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Stands The Test of Time: Great Read *by A***S on Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2017* This quiet crime novel from Britain's Golden Age of mystery writing is an engrossing suspense story, and a very good book. I first read (and loved) Josephine Tey in my youth. Returning after fifty years, I was afraid that she wouldn't be as good as I remembered, or that the age of the novels would translate into datedness. Not so! "To Love and Be Wise" poses an ingenious puzzle in the context of a literary hamlet, full of interesting and/or outrageous and/or really difficult personalities. Inspector Grant of Scotland Yard enters into this milieu to solve the aforesaid puzzle (which I will not reveal, no risk of spoilers in this review). In the process, the author gives a strong sense of rural England, literary life, and various other subtopics, while maintaining the suspense of the central story. Her style is delicate and polite, which may seem dated but also seems nice. Now to go reread the rest of her (unfortunately small) oeuvre. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Josephine Tey is making me change my mind about Golden Age mysteries *by K***R on Reviewed in the United States on November 13, 2014* Josephine Tey continues to be about the only "Golden Age" mystery writer that I care for (although I have begun making inroads on Dorothy L. Sayers), and To Love and Be Wise continues my admiration of her writing.The cast of characters sparkles. The celebrities are all eccentric in their own little ways. Some of them make you laugh, some of them make you shake your head, and some just make you want to slap them. The excellent working relationship of Grant and the trusty Detective Sergeant Williams is further explained. And that disappearance of Leslie Searle is truly puzzling-- although Tey plants a vital clue to its solution at the very beginning of the story.More than anything else-- especially with Williams being pulled away to conclude a case in London-- the pace is slow and deliberate, as though Grant is taking a leisurely stroll through the suspect pool and trying the noose on each of them for size. And as he's sizing them up, the reader is allowed to do much the same. I found To Love and Be Wise quite refreshing. No electronics to fuss with. No serial killers to be in fear of. Just a very real puzzle: what on earth really happened to Leslie Searle? And... why didn't I pay more attention to that clue at the very beginning of the book? At the rate I'm going, I may actually become a fan of these classic mysteries! --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/35383229-to-love-and-be-wise-inspector-alan-grant-book-4](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/35383229-to-love-and-be-wise-inspector-alan-grant-book-4) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*