There is no doubt in Thomasina Elliott’s mind that her oldest schoolfriend is a creature of habit. So when, after three years of regular correspondence, Anna’s letters suddenly stop, Thomasina becomes concerned. And even more so when it transpires that her friend has disappeared without trace, in extremely odd circumstances. Fortunately, however, the indomitable Miss Silver is on hand to investigate.
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Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot
Miss Silver is marvellous
...some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery
Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything
Miss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying
Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller
You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver