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Miss Silver Series

30 primary works • 35 total works
Miss Maud Silver, a retired governess and teacher who becomes a professional private detective, in London, England:

Book 1

Grey Mask
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3.75 · 7000 Ratings · 645 Reviews · published 1928 · 134 editions
After Charles was jilted at the altar by Margaret,…

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    Book 2

    The Case Is Closed
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    3.87     · 3881 Ratings · 330 Reviews · published 1937 · 7 editions
    The Everton murder case has long been closed. The …

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    Book 3

    Lonesome Road
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    3.99     · 3086 Ratings · 261 Reviews · published 1939 · 69 editions
    Every year beautiful Rachel Treherne must rewrite …

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    Book 4

    In the Balance
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    3.88     · 2249 Ratings · 195 Reviews · published 1941 · 42 editions
    His first wife died suddenly—and his wealthy new b…

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    Book 5

    The Chinese Shawl
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    3.99     · 2693 Ratings · 226 Reviews · published 1943 · 3 editions
    Traveling to war-torn London to collect her inheri…

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    Book 6

    Miss Silver Deals With Death
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    4.07     · 2473 Ratings · 162 Reviews · published 1943 · 68 editions
    When her fiancé, Giles Armitage, is lost at sea in…

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    Book 7

    The Clock Strikes Twelve
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    4.02     · 2295 Ratings · 187 Reviews · published 1944 · 2 editions
    The Paradine family has gathered to celebrate New …

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    Book 8

    The Key
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    4.04     · 2013 Ratings · 132 Reviews · published 1944 · 2 editions
    Michael Harsch's long years of work were nearly at…

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    Book 9

    She Came Back
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    3.97     · 2043 Ratings · 139 Reviews · published 1945 · 97 editions
    Also published as The Traveller Returns.

    Assumed de…

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    Book 10

    Pilgrim's Rest
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    4.06     · 1777 Ratings · 137 Reviews · published 1946 · 78 editions
    Judy Elliot, meeting an old friend, Detective Serg…

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    Book 11

    Latter End
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    4.08     · 1747 Ratings · 133 Reviews · published 1947 · 68 editions
    In this classic British mystery starring a sleuth …

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    Book 12

    Wicked Uncle
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    4.00     · 1518 Ratings · 127 Reviews · published 1947 · 56 editions
    Also published as Spotlight.

    When the menacing Greg…

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    Book 13

    The Case of William Smith
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    4.11     · 1763 Ratings · 146 Reviews · published 1948 · 66 editions
    Réédition sous de nouvelles couvertures de la séri…

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    Book 14

    Eternity Ring
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    4.02     · 1773 Ratings · 124 Reviews · published 1948 · 72 editions
    Miss Silver must contend with a vanishing corpse w…

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    Book 15

    Miss Silver Comes to Stay
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    4.05     · 2365 Ratings · 168 Reviews · published 1949 · 82 editions
    When James Lessiter returns to London to claim his…

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    Book 16

    The Catherine Wheel
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    3.97     · 2115 Ratings · 123 Reviews · published 1949 · 55 editions
    Vintage paperback

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    Book 17

    The Brading Collection
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    4.04     · 1224 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 1950 · 102 editions
    Miss Silver investigates the murder of jewelry col…

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    Book 18

    Through the Wall
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    4.05     · 1614 Ratings · 110 Reviews · published 1950 · 21 editions
    Governess-turned-sleuth Miss Silver takes on a mur…

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    Book 19

    The Ivory Dagger
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    3.98     · 1529 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 1950 · 103 editions
    When Lila Dryden is discovered standing over her f…

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    Book 20

    Anna, Where Are You
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    4.00     · 1469 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 1951 · 75 editions
    Thomasina Elliott never expected to keep in touch …

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    Book 21

    The Watersplash
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    4.02     · 1550 Ratings · 106 Reviews · published 1951 · 74 editions
    To the innocent visitor the picturesque village of…

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    Book 23

    Out of the Past
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    3.98     · 1153 Ratings · 80 Reviews · published 1953 · 65 editions
    James and Carmona Hardwick are spending the summer…

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    Book 24

    Vanishing Point
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    4.04     · 1389 Ratings · 91 Reviews · published 1953 · 72 editions
    Miss Silver investigates a disappearance in a vill…

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    Book 25

    The Silent Pool
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    3.94     · 1408 Ratings · 104 Reviews · published 1954 · 93 editions
    First she felt herself being pushed downstairs. Th…

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    Book 26

    The Benevent Treasure
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    4.04     · 1618 Ratings · 120 Reviews · published 1951 · 109 editions
    Somewhere among the dust and cobwebs of the sinist…

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    Book 27

    The Gazebo
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    4.10     · 1675 Ratings · 98 Reviews · published 1955 · 113 editions
    Although Althea Graham's hypochondriac mother rare…

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    Book 29

    Poison in the Pen
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    4.02     · 2074 Ratings · 119 Reviews · published 1955 · 86 editions
    When the quiet village of Tilling Green is plagued…

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    Book 30

    The Fingerprint
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    3.97     · 1202 Ratings · 81 Reviews · published 1956 · 76 editions
    When she found the body of her beloved Uncle Jonat…

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    Book 31

    The Alington Inheritance
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    3.91     · 1708 Ratings · 117 Reviews · published 1958 · 19 editions
    When a question of inheritance turns fatal, Miss S…

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    Book 32

    The Girl in the Cellar
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    3.80     · 1448 Ratings · 131 Reviews · published 1961 · 2 editions
    First thus- a trade paperback. A classic Miss Silv…

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    Book 1-3

    The Miss Silver Mysteries Volume One: Grey Mask, The Case Is Closed, and Lonesome Road
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    4.06     · 754 Ratings · 58 Reviews · 2 editions
    The first three Miss Silver Mysteries introduce th…

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    Book 1-7

    Miss Maud Silver: 7 novels (Books 1 to 7). Grey Mask, The Case is Closed, Lonesome Road, Danger Point, The Chinese Shawl, Miss Silver Deals with Death, ... Strikes Twelve
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    4.17     · 42 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2014 · 1 edition
    This volume contains the first SEVEN NOVELS of the…

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    Les Premières Enquêtes de Miss Silver
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    3.40     · 5 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 2 editions
    Dans les années 1930, alors que la haute société b…

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    Miss Silver series
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 edition
    The 15 top books Miss Silver series by Patricia We…

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    Miss Silver und die Tote am Strand
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    3.50     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 1 edition
    Eine junge Frau, ein großes Vermögen und ein schre…

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