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A desperate man’s quest for money leads to murder, and Miss Silver hunts for the killer
Carmona is lucky not to marry Alan Field. Charming though he may be, the young man is a rascal, and though her heart breaks when he disappears on the eve of their wedding, she is surely much better off. By the time she learns that Alan has decamped for South America, she has already given her heart to a more deserving suitor. Several years later, Alan reappears—desperate for money and as charming as ever. An author is writing a biography of Alan’s late father, and it is up to the prodigal son to go through his father’s letters. He finds a bundle of scandalous correspondence, and begins to form a plan. It begins as blackmail, but quickly spins out of control. By the time the first body appears, the prim detective Maud Silver is already on the case.
- Sales Rank: #192215 in eBooks
- Published on: 2011-08-23
- Released on: 2011-08-23
- Format: Kindle eBook
Review
“Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot.” —Manchester Evening News “Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything.” —Paula Gosling, author of the Jack Stryker mystery series “You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver.” —The Observer
Review
'Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything' -- Paula Gosling Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller' -- Daily Telegraph 'Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot' -- Manchester Evening News 'Miss Silver is marvellous' -- Daily Mail 'Miss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying' -- The Scotsman 'You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver' -- Observer '... some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery' -- Alfred Hitchcock magazine
About the Author
Patricia Wentworth (1878–1961) was one of the masters of classic English mystery writing. Born in India as Dora Amy Elles, she began writing after the death of her first husband, publishing her first novel in 1910. In the 1920s, she introduced the character who would make her famous: Miss Maud Silver, the former governess whose stout figure, fondness for Tennyson, and passion for knitting served to disguise a keen intellect. Along with Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, Miss Silver is the definitive embodiment of the English style of cozy mysteries.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful.
Seaside country house party in the 1950s
By Michele L. Worley
Here we have one of the rare instances in which Maud Silver's favourite niece, Ethel Burkett, actually appears on stage; they're staying together at the seaside since Ethel has just recovered from a serious illness. Their hostess, Darsie Anning, has had a lot of trouble in her life, all of it stemming from getting involved with the wrong man: Alan Field. Not that he's the *right* man for anybody...
In keeping with the title, this book has a prologue set a couple of years before the main action begins in the first chapter. James Hardwick fell in love with Carmona Leigh at first sight on her 21st birthday, but through bad luck he couldn't wangle an introduction through her guardian that night before being posted to the Middle East. Her guardian, Colonel Trevor, disapproved of Alan Field, Carmona's would-be fiancee - good looks and the ability to charm women didn't cut any ice compared with Field having been kicked out of the Army. Nevertheless, when Hardwick returned, he learned that Carmona was to marry Field within a week - but she looked desperately unhappy.
But when the main action of the novel picks up at that point, we learn that Field literally jilted Carmona at the altar and left for South America (London was getting too hot to hold him anyway), so Carmona had married Hardwick on the rebound after a 3-month courtship. If you're thinking "AHA! Field was really murdered and somebody faked the trip!", well, join the club of People Conned by Wentworth. :)
In the present, Carmona's at her husband's place at Cliff Edge by the sea with Esther Field (Alan's soft-hearted stepmother who isn't soft-headed about him), Esther's old school friend, the formidable Lady Castleton; her own old friend, the party-girl Pippa Maybury; and the Trevors. James Hardwick is about to return from a business trip, so they're pretty well crammed to the rafters when an uninvited guest appears: Alan Field, who first has the nerve to try to stay with the Hardwicks, then in even worse taste goes to Darsie Anning, who has better reason than Carmona to resent him. Naturally, he's come to wangle some capital out of Esther for some get-rich-quick scheme, but he's done that once too often - and when she refuses, he tries his hand at blackmailing just about every member of the party. (Various confrontations with potential victims happen on-stage; Wentworth plays fair.) When he's found dead, the only surprises are that the murder weapon has disappeared, and that somebody didn't do it years ago.
All in all, good riddance; catching the killer is desirable mainly so that at least the innocent (well, innocent of this mess) don't suffer. Pippa Maybury, who was being blackmailed and panicked when she found the body, wants Maud Silver to clear it up quickly and quietly, rather than having a police investigation expose her particular guilty secret. One unusual feature of this case (given that it's a Silver investigation) are that the typical tangle of relationships between lovers and/or spouses are - or seem to be - much less emotionally charged on this occasion. But that might just be Wentworth's cunning, mightn't it? :)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.
Familiar, yet entertaining
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This is the 23rd book in a series of 32, and by now not only are the basic setups the same, some of the plot devices, settings and people are, too. But it's still an entertaining read, and there are enough differences to satisfy a reader who has limited patience for recycled plots. The basic framework for all of Wentworth's cozy mysteries is a large house filled to capacity with people one wishes were elsewhere. Sometimes the setting is London, but large houses are mostly found in the countryside, and in this case it's close to the sea. This isn't the first book in the series to have our intrepid detective, a retired governess reminiscent of the Edwardian era, staying with her niece by the sea. Last time, the niece's daughter was recovering from an illness; this time, it's the niece. But that is just to get Miss Silver on hand for the patchwork of old secrets, jealousy, hostility, blackmail and murder. The amount of blackmail followed by murder in small English country towns is really astonishing...after 23 such books, it's a wonder to me that the English character is continually portrayed as solid, worthy, patriotic and honest. But when you consider that these books were written from 1928 to 1961 and not churned out every other day (as I seem to be reading them) perhaps I've simply overdosed. Unlike the last few tales, where there was some serious suspense, this time I found it a bit funny that not only everyone had a motive for murder, but that everyone turned up at the scene of the crime. Like the fallback crime of blackmail, the default crime scene is one at which, even in the middle of the night, any number of people are sneaking, creeping, walking, running or lurking about. One thing that Wentworth always provides is a couple (or two) with obstacles in the path to Happily Ever After. In this episode, I found it interesting that both troubled couples were married. Usually you can smell the orange blossoms by the end of the story, but not this time. Written in 1953, the author was about 75 and winding down towards the end of a distinguished career. Although most noted for the Miss Silver cozy mysteries, she wrote dozens of other novels, including historicals, and some of the same plot devices are used in those. Well, they work, so what can I say? No matter how many characters show up, the dialogue is always enjoyable, the plots fairly intricate, and the books are fun to read. Miss Silver is always in service to Truth, Justice and Young Love, so it isn't a spoiler to let you know that the ending will satisfy on all counts.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH...
By lawyeraau
Poor Carmona Leigh was engaged to be married only to be jilted at the altar by her charming bounder of a fiancé, Alan Fields, who decided to flee to South America when things proved to be too hot for him to handle. Luckily for Carmona, James Hardwick has loved her from afar since he first laid eyes on her when she was twenty-one. For him it had been love at first sight. So, three months after her erstwhile groom ran off, she married James Hardwick on the rebound.
Several years later, while Carmona and James are entertaining family and friends at their seaside house, Alan Fields reappears out of the blue and throws everyone into a tizzy. Tensions mount, as Alan has a knack for setting people's teeth on edge. Moreover, he is not above a little blackmailing to try and raise some cash for himself. Needless to say, it is no surprise when he is murdered. The only surprise is that it did not happen sooner. It seems that everyone with whom he has had contact has a reason to want him dead.
Unfortunately for the murderer, Miss Maud Silver, a retired governess turned private inquiry agent, is fortuitously staying nearby and is brought into the case. With her steel trap of a mind and her understanding of human nature, she sorts out the complex web of deceits and lies, as well as the tangle of relationships that seem to be a trademark of these Miss Silver mysteries. This book features an intricate, well-constructed plot, seamless storytelling, and a host of quirky, interesting characters. Those who like cozy mysteries will most certainly enjoy this one.
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