Books like Miss Silver Intervenes (A Miss Silver Mystery) by Patricia Wentworth
Miss Silver investigates a case of blackmail in Vandeleur House, an 18th‑century building with a once‑glorious façade now divided into eight flats. The story follows a trio of residents—a young woman whose husband perished in a wartime torpedo, a sleepwalking maid with an enigmatic past, and a snobbish woman embroiled in a blackmail plot. Maud Silver, the gentlewoman detective, applies her keen intuition to untangle the intricate motives and histories that bind the building’s inhabitants together. Set in London, the novel continues the Miss Silver mystery series, showcasing a female private investigator navigating the social intricacies of England’s interwar period.
First publish date: 1943
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Patricia Wentworth
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