When James Lessiter is discovered murdered shortly after his return to his ancestral home, Maud Silver decides to investigate the killing
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About the Author:
Patricia Wentworth (1878 1961) was one of the masters of classic English mystery writing. Born in India as Dora Amy Elles, she began writing after the death of her first husband, publishing her first novel in 1910. In the 1920s, she introduced the character who would make her famous: Miss Maud Silver, the former governess whose stout figure, fondness for Tennyson, and passion for knitting served to disguise a keen intellect. Along with Agatha Christie s Miss Marple, Miss Silver is the definitive embodiment of the English style of cozy mysteries.
Review:
“Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller.” —Daily Telegraph “Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything.” —Paula Gosling, author of the Jack Stryker mystery series “. . . some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery.” —Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine
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- PublisherPerennial
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0060923008
- ISBN 13 9780060923006
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages272
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