The first three Miss Silver Mysteries introduce the British governess-turned-sleuth and a “timelessly charming” series (Charlotte MacLeod). From a “first-rate storyteller,” here are three full-length mystery novels in one volume, set in England between the two world wars and featuring Maud Silver, a retired governess and teacher who embarks on a new career in private detection (The Daily … detection (The Daily Telegraph).
Grey Mask
After four years wandering the jungles of India and South America, Charles Moray has come home to England to collect his inheritance. Strangely, he finds his family estate unlocked and sees a light in one of its abandoned rooms. Eavesdropping, he learns of a conspiracy to commit a fearsome crime. His first instinct is to let the police settle it, but then he hears her voice: Margaret, his long lost love, is part of the gang. To unravel their diabolical plot, he contacts Miss Silver.
The Case Is Closed
Marion Grey is growing used to the idea that her husband will never be released from prison, especially after the horrors of the very public trial. But when new evidence suggests her husband may be innocent of murder after all, she hires a professional–the inimitable Miss Silver–to clear his name.
Lonesome Road
A terrified young woman asks Miss Silver for help unmasking someone who has threatened her life. Rachel Traherne has been receiving menacing letters about her deceased father’s fortune. The first two letters were vague; the third said simply, “Get ready to die.”
These charming traditional British mysteries featuring the unstoppable Miss Silver–whose stout figure, fondness for Tennyson, and passion for knitting disguise a keen intellect and a knack for cracking even the toughest cases–are sure to delight readers of Agatha Christie, Ellis Peters, and Dorothy L. Sayers.
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I enjoyed so much, I am looking for more of Miss Siler books to read
I love Miss Silver. I highly recommend the whole series.
These are the first three books in the Miss Silver series. The plot of the first book showed that the author was just getting started and was convoluted and confusing but OK. The second had a ditzy blond and was more like a cozy than I like but still entertaining. The third was a genuine mystery with a lot of related characters that were hard, at first, to keep straight but was definitely a good read.
Love these!
Very unusual. Not sure after the first book, but I decided to read the second one and am enjoying it a lot, THE STORY IS VERY English (writing) and you can only figure out the convoluted answer if your careful and pay attention to everything you read!!!
I have loved the Miss Silver books for years.
The books were half over before the lead character came in.
I loved it!
the character maud silver is great and i am really enjoying the series. the starts are a bit confusing and jumbled. just my opin. there are twists and a lot of info at the gate which kind of seems to go on forever until you get to some action and the main character…
Well written, entertaining. I would like to have seen more of the detective character in the first two books.
You cannot beat a Miss Silvers mystery. How she figures the mystery is always an entertaining read