To Love and Be Wise

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

The definition of a classic, a real cut above. It hasn't aged a day

Joseph Knox

Will leave you desperate to re-read

Sarah Hilary

Worth reading for its ingenious denouement

Times Literary Supplement

One of the best mysteries of all time

New York Times

As interesting and enjoyable a book as they will meet in a month of Sundays

Observer

Nobody can beat Miss Tey at characterisation or elegance of style: this novel's a beauty

San Francisco Chronicle

First-rate mystery, ably plotted and beautifully written

Los Angeles Times

Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent storytelling . . . credible and convincing

Spectator

Tey's style and her knack for creating bizarre characters are among the best in the field

New Yorker

Josephine Tey enjoys a category to herself, as a virtuoso in the spurious ... The nature of the deception on this occasion is too good to give away.

New Statesman

Nobody can beat Miss Tey at characterisation or elegance of style: this novel's a beauty.

San Francisco Chronicle

Suspense is achieved by unexpected twists and extremely competent story-telling ... credible and convincing.

Spectator

Worth reading for its ingenious denouement.

Times Literary Supplement