Books like The Catherine Wheel by Patricia Wentworth
In London, Miss Silver is drawn into a tangled inheritance mystery involving the Taverner family, whose members have long lived in uneasy rivalry. A newspaper ad for genealogical information turns out to be a plea from an estranged, wealthy Taverner seeking a rightful heir. As the family’s secrets surface—illegitimate relatives, old feuds, and a sudden death—Miss Silver must uncover who killed Jeremiah Taverner and expose the dark motives behind the will.
First publish date: 1949
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Patricia Wentworth
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 (0 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for The Catherine Wheel by Patricia Wentworth are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to The Catherine Wheel (17 similar books)
When Belgian detective Hercule Poirot returns to the English village of King's Abbot, he confronts the murder of industrialist Roger Ackroyd, unraveling a web of family secrets and hidden motives that reveal the culprit was nobody he expected.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Hard‑boiled detective Sam Spade races to recover a priceless, gem‑encrusted statuette while double‑crosses and danger creep from every corner.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A pioneering English detective story in which a priceless diamond, once stolen from a Hindu idol and presented to a young woman on her eighteenth birthday, disappears again, sparking intrigue and danger.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Walter Hartright, a drawing master, becomes entangled with Laura Fairlie, Sir Percival Glyde, and the scheming Count Fosco as questions of identity and madness intertwine in 19th‑century England.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Hercule Poirot boards Le Train Bleu for a quiet trip to the Riviera, only to investigate the murder of American heiress Ruth Kettering in her luxury compartment.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Nick and Nora Charles navigate a New York murder mystery with wit and charm, turning a hard‑boiled investigation into a sophisticated comedy of manners.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Miss Maud Silver is called in by jewel collector Lewis Brading, whose prized gems are under threat from a double‑crossing assistant. She must decide whether Brading’s precautions will hold or the jewels will fall into the wrong hands.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A London art-collector, deaf since the Blitz, discovers a deadly robbery plot while eavesdropping; she seeks protection from the discreet detective Maud Silver, who must stop the crime and save her life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Maud Silver, former governess turned detective, unravels a poisoned murder at the Latter family estate, Latter End.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When a family’s ancestral home, Pilgrim’s Rest, turns deadly after a fatal fall and a series of accidents, veteran sleuth Miss Silver must uncover why the estate seems cursed.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Miss Silver investigates the murder of actress Tanis Lyle in London, uncovering a deadly family feud that has resurfaced after a long‑standing grudge.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In Vandeleur House, a former Victorian ballroom turned apartment, Maud Silver unravels a tangled web of blackmail, tragedy, and hidden secrets that threaten the residents’ reputations.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When Althea Graham’s hypochondriac mother is found dead in a suburban London gazebo, Scotland Yard turns on Althea and her fiancé, but Miss Silver intervenes to uncover the truth.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Miss Maud Silver, a governess-turned-detective, untangles the murder of a powerful British man and the dark secrets of the Porlock family.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When a broken engagement turns deadly, brilliant London detective Maud Silver must exonerate an innocent man from a cold‑blooded murder.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Case of the Gilded Lily by Margaret TrumanThe Secret of the Old Clock by Carolyn Keene
The Perfect Murder by J. A. Jance
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!