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Born in india as dora amy elles, she began writing after the death of her first husband, publishing her first novel in 1910. Patricia wentworth has skillfully woven together plot threads concerning not only the whereabouts of the missing girl but also strange circumstances surrounding rather unusual characters. Shes not as good as agatha christie, rex stout, arthur conan doyle, or erle stanley gardner. An innocent english governess goes on the lam with a detective hot on her heels in this thrilling mystery by the author. Wentworth is a good writer and writes good mysteries, but shes definitely second rank. Patricia wentworth ebooks epub and pdf downloads ebookmall.
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She attended blackheath high school in london and was also educated privately. Discover book depositorys huge selection of patricia wentworth books online. 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. Her name was miss maud silvera brainchild of patricia wentworth, and a governess whose fondness for knitting and tennyson was only outmatched by a passion for crimesolving. The miss silver mysteries volume one ebook, patricia. Four mysteries featuring governessturnedsleuth miss silver, who has her place in detective fiction as surely as lord. She also became stepmother to dillons two sons, one of whom died in the somme.
The miss silver book series by patricia wentworth includes books grey mask, the case is closed, lonesome road, and several more. Epww006, the brading collection, 1950, 184, 600k, ebook, download pdf the. She is best known for writing about miss maude silver. Patricia wentworth born dora amy elleswas a british crime fiction writer. Miss wentworth is a firstrate storyteller daily telegraph miss silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as lord peter wimsey or hercule poirot manchester evening news patricia wentworth has created a great detective in miss silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything paula gosling. Patricia wentworth 18781961 was one of the masters of english mystery writing. Boeken van patricia wentworth koop je eenvoudig online bij. Patricia wentworth is best known as the creator of miss maud silver, the tennysonquoting schoolteacher whose second career as a private detective is just as unlikely as it is thrilling. Beloved british crime writer patricia wentworth plunges readers into a world of lies, romance, and mystery as davids search leads him across london on a winding journey to a shocking truth.
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Patricia wentworth dora amy elles, dora amy turnbull share this. The gazebo by patricia wentworth, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Patricia wentworth became a published author in 1910 with the novel a marriage under the terror, which won the melrose award. Patricia wentworth miss silver 28 the listening eye. Fool errant 1979 read online free book by patricia. The works of patricia wentworth 18781961 dora amy elles november 10, 1878 january 28, 1961 wrote under the pen name of patricia wentworth. Patricia wentworth miss silver 04 in the balance danger point. Ebooks by patricia wentworth online reading and free download. Through the wall by patricia wentworth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Read out of the past by patricia wentworth available from rakuten kobo. The gazebo ebook by patricia wentworth rakuten kobo read the gazebo by patricia wentworth available from rakuten kobo. Wentworth died on january 28, 1961 when she was 82 years old.
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