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The Chinese Shawl
Tanis Lyle was one of those passionate women who always get their own way. Her cousin Laura hated her. Most women did. But men found her irresistible and she used them mercilessly.
So when Tanis was found murdered there seemed to be any number of suspects on hand.
But Miss Silver had her own suspicions . . .
So when Tanis was found murdered there seemed to be any number of suspects on hand.
But Miss Silver had her own suspicions . . .
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Reviews
A particular favourite
Miss Wentworth is a first rate story-teller
Miss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying
Miss Silver is marvellous
. . . some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery
Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot
You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver
Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything
