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A young woman who can't bear to be touched by her fiance, an "aunt" bound and determined to see the wedding happen, a lover returned from the past, a cousin who stands aside for love, a professor who hates to be bested in an argument, a butler who is too perfect...
who did it?
who did it?
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A Miss Silver Mystery. Because Sir Herbert was such a mean-spirited man, his entire staff and circle of acquaintances all had strong motives for wishing him dead. Miss Silver uncovers these motives with her particular brand of patience and rationality. . .
A Miss Silver Mystery. Coronet / Hodder & Stoughton pub, 1984. Great
Britain edition
Britain edition
Classic English mystery similar to Agatha Christie. Written in 1950 starring Miss Silver, a spinster-detective.
From the back of the book:
When young Lila Dryden is found standing over the murdered body of her fiance with a bloddy dagger in her hand, her aunt, Lady Sybil Dryden, calls upon Miss Silver to investigate the situation. The murder weapon comes from the valuable collection of ivories which was owned by the murder victim, Sir Herbert Whitall, a collection usually kept in a securely locked cabinet. Although Lila's presence at the scene of the murder is incriminating, she insists that she was sleepwalking. Her former lover, Bill Waring, had returned and contacted her only that afternoon and is also held suspect. But because Sir Herbert was such a mean-spirited man, his entire staff and circle of acquantiances all had strong motives for wishing him dead. Miss Silver uncovers these motives with her particular brand of patience and rationality, untangling a web of mismatched love affairs, envy and deceit.
When young Lila Dryden is found standing over the murdered body of her fiance with a bloddy dagger in her hand, her aunt, Lady Sybil Dryden, calls upon Miss Silver to investigate the situation. The murder weapon comes from the valuable collection of ivories which was owned by the murder victim, Sir Herbert Whitall, a collection usually kept in a securely locked cabinet. Although Lila's presence at the scene of the murder is incriminating, she insists that she was sleepwalking. Her former lover, Bill Waring, had returned and contacted her only that afternoon and is also held suspect. But because Sir Herbert was such a mean-spirited man, his entire staff and circle of acquantiances all had strong motives for wishing him dead. Miss Silver uncovers these motives with her particular brand of patience and rationality, untangling a web of mismatched love affairs, envy and deceit.
I have 14 of the Miss Silver mysteries and I find them entertaining and informative. It is fun to try and figure out the differences in language and to realize how much the world has changed since she began writing in the 30's. I am a knitter and it is a wonderful sub story to see what she's knitting and how hard it was to find yarn. Wonderful!
Really enjoyed this book. Had me guessing until the end.
Intriging story & I was surprised by the perpetrator. Also, Wentworth is a classy writer - no graphic sex or violence.
Yet another wonderful, but involved, mystery from Ms. Wentworth. Unlike the locked door mysteries, this one rests on the unlocked door. Red herrings abound. When the murderer is finally exposed, you won't believe who "did it."
Another good mystery by Ms. Wentworth. I wish I had found her earlier. It is almost impossible to find her books now. This story is a mystery and romance tied together. Again as in most of her mystery one of the heroines is a needy girl disguised as a woman. Luckily the other heroine was not. There are plenty of people wanting the victim dead and from time to time they are all suspected. I had a couple of potentials in mind. I went with the second one and I was right. However, I don't think I got the whole motive. Hang in there; all will be resolved. The romance will be a 'happily ever after' as you probably will guess. Recommend.
