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When wealthy industrialist James Paradine’s prized plans are stolen on New Year's Eve, he demands the thief reveal themselves before midnight at his manor house. The next day, Paradine is dead, and constables are stumped. Maud Silver, a capable private investigator and the series’ witty heroine, takes on the case. Faced with a web of jealous relatives, a tense atmosphere, and a ticking clock, Silver must determine whether the thief committed murder or if another motive lurks beneath the surface.
First publish date: 1944
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Patricia Wentworth
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