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Patricia Wentworth

Born

in Mussorie, Uttarakhand, India

November 10, 1878

Died

January 28, 1961

Genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Patricia Wentworth--born Dora Amy Elles--was a British crime fiction writer.

She was educated privately and at Blackheath High School in London. After the death of her first husband, George F. Dillon, in 1906, she settled in Camberley, Surrey. She married George Oliver Turnbull in 1920 and they had one daughter.

She wrote a series of 32 classic-style whodunnits featuring Miss Silver, the first of which was published in 1928, and the last in 1961, the year of her death.

Miss Silver, a retired governess-turned private detective, is sometimes compared to Jane Marple, the elderly detective created by Agatha Christie. She works closely with Scotland Yard, especially Inspector Frank Abbott and is fond of quoting the poet Tennyson.

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Average rating: 3.96 · 80,587 ratings · 6,190 reviews · 162 distinct works • Similar authors

	Grey Mask (Miss Silver, #1) 3.75 avg rating — 6,895 ratings — published 1928 — 139 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2) 3.87 avg rating — 3,800 ratings — published 1937	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lonesome Road (Miss Silver, #3) 3.99 avg rating — 3,009 ratings — published 1939 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Chinese Shawl (Miss Silver, #5) 3.99 avg rating — 2,626 ratings — published 1943 — 88 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miss Silver Deals With Death (Miss Silver, #6) 4.07 avg rating — 2,410 ratings — published 1943 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miss Silver Comes to Stay (Miss Silver, #15) 4.05 avg rating — 2,336 ratings — published 1949 — 82 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Clock Strikes Twelve (Miss Silver, #7) 4.01 avg rating — 2,248 ratings — published 1944 — 96 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Balance (Miss Silver, #4) 3.88 avg rating — 2,199 ratings — published 1941 — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Catherine Wheel (Miss Silver, #16) 3.97 avg rating — 2,080 ratings — published 1949 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poison in the Pen (Miss Silver, #29) 4.02 avg rating — 2,028 ratings — published 1955 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by Patricia Wentworth (?)

“Her name is Maud Silver. Louisa says she has solved many difficult cases besides being an extremely expert knitter.”
― Patricia Wentworth, The Benevent Treasure

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“Henry, for heaven's sake! You can't propose when I'm fainting!”
― Patricia Wentworth, Miss Silver Comes to Stay

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“The fact is, for most of us, what happens to ourselves is so much more important than what happens to other people that the smallest mote in our own eye will prevent us from being unduly harrowed by someone else's beam.”
― Patricia Wentworth, Eternity Ring

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Polls

March side-read: English village mystery

The Key by Patricia Wentworth

8 votes, 22.9%

The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers

7 votes, 20.0%

The Floating Admiral by The Detection Club

5 votes, 14.3%

Cover Her Face by P.D. James

5 votes, 14.3%

Fallen into the Pit by Ellis Peters

4 votes, 11.4%

Overture to Death by Ngaio Marsh

3 votes, 8.6%

The Lake District Murder by John Bude

2 votes, 5.7%

Hand in Glove by Ngaio Marsh

1 vote, 2.9%

35 total votes

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