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Miss Silver

This series follows the adventures of a sharp-witted and kind-hearted former governess who transitions into a private detective in her retirement. With a unique understanding of human nature and a reliance on logic and deduction, she tackles cases often set against the backdrop of London's high society. Her methods are subtle yet persistent, always seeking justice with grace and insight.

The Clock Strikes Twelve
The Chinese Shawl
Danger Point
Lonesome Road
The Case is Closed
Grey Mask

Recommended Reading Order

  1. Where there's a will there's a motive for murder! Miss Silver solves this mystery written by one of the Queens of classic crime fiction.

    Lonesome Road3
    3.5
  2. Danger Point

    • 288 pages
    • 11 hours of reading

    A classic golden age mystery, and the fourth book in the hugely popular Miss Silver series.

    Danger Point4
    3.5
  3. The Key

    • 256 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    A classic mystery featuring retired governess and private investigator Miss Silver, set during the Second World War.

    The Key8
    3.8
  4. Pilgrim's Rest

    • 240 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    A bloody curse fells four before Miss Silver investigates in this classic crime mystery.

    Pilgrim's Rest10
    3.7
  5. Latter End

    • 352 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    Classic Second World War crime featuring Miss Silver, the retired governess turned private eye.

    Latter End11
    3.9
  6. The Catherine-Wheel

    • 288 pages
    • 11 hours of reading

    There was certainly a heavy air of intrigue and mystery emanating from the old inn high on the cliff top. The Catherine-Wheel had once been a home for pirates and smugglers, but now it looked like it was harbouring a murderer. It began with an advertisement in the paper requesting descendants of the late innkeeper, Jeremiah Taverner, to stay for a weekend at the inn. They arrived, a mixed assortment, at the family reunion eager to discover the secrets of their ancestry. But one of them was then hideously murdered, bringing the inn's stormy past into frightening focus. Scotland Yard, already suspicious of drug smuggling in the area, sends Maud Silver to investigate.

    The Catherine-Wheel15
    3.0
  7. The Brading Collection

    • 368 pages
    • 13 hours of reading

    Classic Miss Silver mystery from the golden age of crime: Lewis Brading knew someone wanted him dead but he didn't know who . . . until the moment of his murder.

    The Brading Collection17
    3.6
  8. Through the Wall

    • 256 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    Most of Marion's relations would prefer her dead, and one of them will not stop at murder . . . Classic crime in stunning new packaging.

    Through the Wall18
    3.8
  9. The Ivory Dagger

    • 242 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    When Lila Dryden is discovered standing over the dead body of her irritating fiance with a dagger in her hand, Miss Silver is called in to investigate.

    The Ivory Dagger19
    3.3
  10. The Silent Pool

    • 281 pages
    • 10 hours of reading

    First she felt herself being pushed downstairs. Then there was the bowl of poisoned mushroom soup. Finally the tampered-with tablet amongst her sleeping pills was the last straw. Adriana Ford, famous actress and mistress of the house decided to call in Miss Silver. And Maud Silver, with impeccable logic, pointed out that the person who was trying to kill her must be a member of her own household. And then the murders started...

    The Silent Pool24
    3.5
  11. Le point de non-retour

    • 260 pages
    • 10 hours of reading

    Une demeure ancestrale, une jeune infirme, un bel inconnu égaré, la campagne anglaise... Ce décor serait banal si Maggie Bell n'en disparaissait soudain, comme par enchantement. Et Miss Silver, appelée à la rescousse, devra mettre une fois de plus les ingénieuses ressources de son esprit, acéré comme une aiguille à tricoter, pour démêler un prodigieux écheveau de ragots et de faux bruits, et découvrir ainsi une vérité qui - comme toujours - se cache au fond du puits.

    Le point de non-retour25
    3.8
  12. No one liked old Mrs Graham but no one expected her to be murdered . . . Classic crime in stunning new packaging.

    The Gazebo27
    3.9
  13. The Listening Eye

    • 256 pages
    • 9 hours of reading

    During a peaceful morning drive, a man is forced off the road and shot in cold blood. This is a Miss Silver mystery, from the same author as "The Case is Closed", "The Chinese Shawl", "The Clock Strikes Twelve", "The Key" and "Danger Point".

    The Listening Eye28
    3.8
  14. This is another Miss Silver mystery. Patricia Wentworth was originally a writer of historical romances and won a prize for her first novel. She wrote some 30 Miss Silver novels.

    The Fingerprint30
    3.7
  15. When 17-year-old orphan Jenny Hill discovers that she is the rightful owner of the Alington estate, she searches for the paperwork to prove it. When Jenny overhears her relatives plotting against her, she flees. It will take all of Miss Silver's wiles to cut this familial knot without getting hopelessly ensnared.

    The Alington Inheritance31
    3.5