To Love and Be Wise

To Love and Be Wise, published in 1950, is the fourth Inspector Grant novel. When the strikingly handsome Leslie Searle appears in the village of Salcott St Mary, he captivates the local artistic community — until he disappears during a river outing, and suspicion falls on the one man who had reason to resent him. Inspector Grant finds himself investigating a case with no body, no weapon, and a mystery that resists every conventional explanation. Tey delivers a clever and surprising novel about identity, jealousy, and the deceptive surfaces of English country life.