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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 · 78,420 ratings · 6,093 reviews · 158 distinct works • Similar authors

	Grey Mask (Miss Silver, #1) 3.74 avg rating — 6,750 ratings — published 1928 — 142 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 — 3,676 ratings — published 1937 — 89 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
	Lonesome Road (Miss Silver, #3) 3.98 avg rating — 2,876 ratings — published 1939 — 40 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 — 2,520 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) 4.06 avg rating — 2,303 ratings — published 1943 — 68 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) 4.06 avg rating — 2,306 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 — 2,199 ratings — published 1944 — 98 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 — 2,052 ratings — published 1949 — 21 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) 3.86 avg rating — 2,089 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
	Poison in the Pen (Miss Silver, #29) 4.02 avg rating — 1,946 ratings — published 1955 — 9 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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Which golden age English Mystery would you like to read with us during July? Please vote here.

Death of a Bookseller by Bernard J. Farmer

26 votes, 28.0%

The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L. Sayers

22 votes, 23.7%

Murder In The Basement by Anthony Berkeley

19 votes, 20.4%

Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth

14 votes, 15.1%

Murder in Blue by Clifford Witting

12 votes, 12.9%

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