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Patricia Wentworth

10 November 1878 - 28 January 1961

This popular British writer of crime fiction was born Dora Amy Elles in India but was educated and lived in England (Wikipedia). The private detective featured in many of her novels was Miss Maud Silver, a retired governess.

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  • Cover of: The gazebo

    First published in 1955 17 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Miss Silver comes to stay

    First published in 1949 15 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition misssilvercomest00went
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  • Cover of: The Alington Inheritance: A Miss Silver Mystery

    First published in 1958 14 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Poison in the Pen

    First published in 1955 14 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The traveller returns

    First published in 1945 14 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition shecameback00patr
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  • Cover of: The Ivory Dagger

    First published in 1951 13 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition ivorydagger00patr_0
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  • Cover of: Latter End

    First published in 1947 13 editions in 2 languages
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  • Cover of: The Clock Strikes Twelve: (A Miss Silver Mystery)

    First published in 1944 12 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition clockstrikestwel00went
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  • Cover of: The Watersplash (Miss Silver #21)

    First published in 1951 12 editions in 3 languages — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Case of William Smith

    First published in 1948 12 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Through the wall.

    First published in 1950 12 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Chinese Shawl

    First published in 1943 11 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Brading collection

    First published in 1950 10 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: "Anna, where are you?"

    First published in 1951 10 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Eternity Ring

    First published in 1948 10 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition eternityring00patr
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  • Cover of: The silent pool

    First published in 1954 10 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The girl in the cellar

    First published in 1961 9 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Catherine-Wheel

    First published in 1951 9 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Listening Eye

    First published in 1955 9 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Out of the Past

    First published in 1953 9 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition outofpast00went
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Photo of Patricia Wentworth
Subjects
Silver, maud (fictitious character), fiction, England, fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, women sleuths, London (england), fiction, Fiction, Maud Silver (Fictitious character), Women private investigators--England--Fiction, Women private investigators, Maud Silver (Fictitious character)--Fiction, Fiction in English, Mystery fiction, Silver Maud (Fictitious character)--Fiction, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, general, Women detectives, Detective and mystery stories, English Detective and mystery stories, Large type books, Frank Abbott (Fictitious character), Investigation, Maud Silver (Fictional character), Mystery, Randal March (Fictitious character), Romans, nouvelles, Women investigators--England--Fiction
Places
England, Cawnpore, France, India, London
People
Miss Maud Silver, Inspector Frank Abbott, Frank Abbott, Chief Inspector Lamb, Frank Abbott., Inspector Jackson, Miss Maude Silver
Time
Written in 1953, Written in 1947, Written in 1951, 1947, Written in 1941, Written in 1943, Written in 1944, Written in 1948, Written in 1949, Written in 1949., Written in 1950, Written in 1956, 1930, 1930s, 1942, 1949 (when written), 1950, 1958, Begins New Year's Eve, Mid 20th century, Mid Twentieth Century, Revolution, 1789-1799, The Indian Mutiny of 1857, Written in 1928, Written in 1937

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September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
February 22, 2018 Edited by MCMattiello Added new photo
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
July 5, 2012 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import