Patricia Wentworth Libri

È bello per Charles Moray tornare a casa dopo quattro anni di assenza. La delusione amorosa che lo aveva indotto a lasciare l'Inghilterra non brucia più come allora, ed è tempo di prendere possesso dell'eredità di famiglia. L'edificio abbandonato e il giardino, immersi nel buio della sera, risvegliano lontani ricordi. Ma la nostalgia si dissolve non appena Charles scorge nell'oscurità un tenue bagliore proveniente da una stanza. Il posto non dovrebbe essere disabitato? Invece ci sono degli uomini. Origliando, li sente pianificare l'omicidio di una ragazza. Sul volto di quello che sembra il loro capo, un'agghiacciante maschera di gomma grigia. Poi la rivelazione che toglie il respiro: tra i cospiratori c'è anche Margaret. La sua Margaret, la donna che gli ha spezzato il cuore. Ed è un'altra donna l'unica persona che può aiutarlo a fare luce sull'incredibile vicenda. Investigatrice di professione, ama citare Tennyson e si chiama Maud. Per tutti è semplicemente Miss Silver.

There was certainly a heavy air of intrigue and mystery emanating from the old inn high on the cliff top. The Catherine-Wheel had once been a home for pirates and smugglers, but now it looked like it was harbouring a murderer. It began with an advertisement in the paper requesting descendants of the late innkeeper, Jeremiah Taverner, to stay for a weekend at the inn. They arrived, a mixed assortment, at the family reunion eager to discover the secrets of their ancestry. But one of them was then hideously murdered, bringing the inn's stormy past into frightening focus. Scotland Yard, already suspicious of drug smuggling in the area, sends Maud Silver to investigate.

Most of Marion's relations would prefer her dead, and one of them will not stop at murder . . . Classic crime in stunning new packaging.

No one liked old Mrs Graham but no one expected her to be murdered . . . Classic crime in stunning new packaging.

Classic country house murder mystery set in WWII in stunning new packaging.

A classic mystery featuring retired governess and private investigator Miss Silver, set during the Second World War.

A bloody curse fells four before Miss Silver investigates in this classic crime mystery.

Classic Second World War crime featuring Miss Silver, the retired governess turned private eye.

Classic cosy crime from a master of the genre now in stunning new retro packaging

A classic golden age mystery, and the fourth book in the hugely popular Miss Silver series.

During a peaceful morning drive, a man is forced off the road and shot in cold blood. This is a Miss Silver mystery, from the same author as "The Case is Closed", "The Chinese Shawl", "The Clock Strikes Twelve", "The Key" and "Danger Point".

Classic Miss Silver mystery from the golden age of crime: Lewis Brading knew someone wanted him dead but he didn't know who . . . until the moment of his murder.

There is a curse on the Benevents . . . classic crime in stunning new packaging

Acclaimed crime classics beautifully repackaged for a new generation of fans.

James Cray was always a cruel man . . . classic crime from one of the queens of the genre, in stunning new packaging

There is nothing more deadly than a friend betrayed - Miss Silver investigates in this classic mystery.

When 17-year-old orphan Jenny Hill discovers that she is the rightful owner of the Alington estate, she searches for the paperwork to prove it. When Jenny overhears her relatives plotting against her, she flees. It will take all of Miss Silver's wiles to cut this familial knot without getting hopelessly ensnared.

Only nasty cowards send anonymous letters . . . Classic Wentworth in stunning retro packaging

This is another Miss Silver mystery. Patricia Wentworth was originally a writer of historical romances and won a prize for her first novel. She wrote some 30 Miss Silver novels.

An actress who fears her life is threatened comes to Miss Silver for help Mrs. Smith is not the first woman who has come to Maud Silver, the genteel private detective, claiming that someone is trying to kill her. She tells a story of attempted poisoning, a shove down a flight of stairs, and a house full of relatives who might want to push her out of the way. Miss Silver is intrigued, not least because this is not Mrs. Smith. Despite her attempt at a disguise, the detective recognizes the woman as Adriana Ford, the grand dame of the London stage. Mrs. Smith was a ruse; the attempts on her life are quite real. There is soon a body at Adriana's country estate, but it is not the actress who has been killed. Fully interested, Miss Silver travels to the house, where she learns that the actress is not the only one who tells lies.

A classic golden age mystery, and the twenty-second book in the hugely popular Miss Silver series.

When Lila Dryden is discovered standing over the dead body of her irritating fiance with a dagger in her hand, Miss Silver is called in to investigate.

Where there's a will there's a motive for murder! Miss Silver solves this mystery written by one of the Queens of classic crime fiction.

First thus- a trade paperback. A classic Miss Silver mystery, originally published in 1961. 272 pp.

James and Carmona Hardwick are spending the summer playing host to numerous friends and relatives in an old Hardwick family residence by the sea. The arrival of Alan Field, a devastatingly handsome though shady figure from Carmona's past, destroys the holiday atmosphere in the ugly old house and replaces it with mounting tension, culminating in murder. Fortunately for the Hardwicks and their guests, Miss Silver is present to unravel the secrets from the past -- secrets the killer will stop at nothing to keep hidden.

When the menacing Gregory Porlock invites a group of unacquainted friends to his home, the house party takes on a sinister edge. The host himself is stabbed in the back, and it becomes clear to all that he was a blackmailer. But who thrust the fatal knife is up to Miss Silver to discover.

Dva detektivní případy z anglického maloměsta po válce řeší slečna učitelka na penzi, která si pátráním přivydělává. Pěkně napsané příběhy o staré dámě, s velkým pozorovacím talentem a bystrou myslí, připomenou čtenáři detektivky A. Christie, které řešila slečna Marplová. Slečna Silverová ihned seznamuje místní policii se svými objevy, a tak je i čtenáři umožněno podílet se na luštění všech záhad obou případů.

Une demeure ancestrale, une jeune infirme, un bel inconnu égaré, la campagne anglaise... Ce décor serait banal si Maggie Bell n'en disparaissait soudain, comme par enchantement. Et Miss Silver, appelée à la rescousse, devra mettre une fois de plus les ingénieuses ressources de son esprit, acéré comme une aiguille à tricoter, pour démêler un prodigieux écheveau de ragots et de faux bruits, et découvrir ainsi une vérité qui - comme toujours - se cache au fond du puits.

Se réveiller au lendemain d'un naufrage pour apprendre que l'on est amnésique, soupçonné d'un passé de voleur et d'assassin, marié de surcroît à une femme terrifiante. Voilà la terrible histoire de Jim Riddell. Mais est-il vraiment qui l'on croit ? Une chose est sûre : des émeraudes ont disparu, leur propriétaire est entre la vie et la mort et Jim doit recouvrer la mémoire au plus vite ! Entre quiproquo et intrigue diabolique : un mystère mené de main de maître.