One of the mistresses of classic crime Patricia Wentworth returns with the first Miss Silver mystery in stunning new packaging.
One of the mistresses of classic crime Patricia Wentworth returns with the first Miss Silver mystery in stunning new packaging.
Furious at being jilted at the altar by Margaret Langton, Charles Moray left England behind him. Four years later he returns only to discover that a criminal gang has been using his house to plan a vicious crime. The target is the beautiful Margot Standing, who stands to inherit a considerable fortune. But the gang has other plans for her.
Charles is appalled to discover that Margaret Langton is one of the conspirators. How did she come to be involved And who is the terrifying masked man who has her in his thrall“'You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver'”
Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller - Daily Telegraph
Miss Silver is marvellous - Daily Mail Miss Wentworth s plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying - Scotsman Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot - Manchester Evening NewsYou can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver - ObserverPatricia Wentworth was born in India and after writing several romances turned her hand to crime. She wrote dozens of bestselling mysteries before her death in the late Sixties, and was recognised as one of the mistresses of classic crime.
Furious at being jilted at the altar by Margaret Langton, Charles Moray left England behind him. Four years later he returns only to discover that a criminal gang has been using his house to plan a vicious crime. The target is the beautiful Margot Standing, who stands to inherit a considerable fortune. But the gang has other plans for her. Charles is appalled to discover that Margaret Langton is one of the conspirators. How did she come to be involved And who is the terrifying masked man who has her in his thrall
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