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.
Miss Silver Serie
Questa serie segue le avventure di un'ex governante acuta e dal cuore gentile che diventa detective privata in pensione. Con una comprensione unica della natura umana e un'affidamento sulla logica e la deduzione, affronta casi spesso ambientati sullo sfondo dell'alta società londinese. I suoi metodi sono sottili ma persistenti, sempre alla ricerca della giustizia con grazia e intuito.
Ordine di lettura consigliato
The Case is Closed
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Acclaimed crime classics beautifully repackaged for a new generation of fans.
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.
Danger Point
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
A classic golden age mystery, and the fourth book in the hugely popular Miss Silver series.
The Clock Strikes Twelve
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
Classic country house murder mystery set in WWII in stunning new packaging.
The Key
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
A classic mystery featuring retired governess and private investigator Miss Silver, set during the Second World War.
Pilgrim's Rest
- 240pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
A bloody curse fells four before Miss Silver investigates in this classic crime mystery.
Latter End
- 352pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
Classic Second World War crime featuring Miss Silver, the retired governess turned private eye.
The Case of William Smith
- 336pagine
- 12 ore di lettura
Eternity Ring
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
The Catherine-Wheel
- 288pagine
- 11 ore di lettura
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.
James Cray was always a cruel man . . . classic crime from one of the queens of the genre, in stunning new packaging
The Brading Collection
- 368pagine
- 13 ore di lettura
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.
Through the Wall
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
Most of Marion's relations would prefer her dead, and one of them will not stop at murder . . . Classic crime in stunning new packaging.
The Ivory Dagger
- 242pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
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.
There is nothing more deadly than a friend betrayed - Miss Silver investigates in this classic mystery.
The Watersplash
- 272pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
Classic cosy crime from a master of the genre now in stunning new retro packaging
A classic golden age mystery, and the twenty-second book in the hugely popular Miss Silver series.
The Silent Pool
- 281pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
First she felt herself being pushed downstairs. Then there was the bowl of poisoned mushroom soup. Finally the tampered-with tablet amongst her sleeping pills was the last straw. Adriana Ford, famous actress and mistress of the house decided to call in Miss Silver. And Maud Silver, with impeccable logic, pointed out that the person who was trying to kill her must be a member of her own household. And then the murders started...
Le point de non-retour
- 260pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
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.
The Benevent Treasure
- 272pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
There is a curse on the Benevents . . . 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.
The Listening Eye
- 256pagine
- 9 ore di lettura
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".
Poison in the Pen
- 224pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
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.
The Alington Inheritance
- 222pagine
- 8 ore di lettura
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.
The Girl in the Cellar
- 194pagine
- 7 ore di lettura
First thus- a trade paperback. A classic Miss Silver mystery, originally published in 1961. 272 pp.
