
Party guests with apparently nothing in common become suspects when the wicked host is found with a dagger in his back. Is Miss Silver's keen mind sharp enough to ferret out the murderer? Miss Silver mysteries . . . (are) some of the best examples of the British country-house...







Gregory Porlock's party was a very successful one ? from Gregory's point of view. He was in the highest of spirits, and the fact that his guests were obviously not in a party mood only added to his enjoyment. He knew they all had good reason to fear and dislike him, and it amused...

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Dora Amy Elles (15 October 1877 - 28 January 1961), who wrote as Patricia Wentworth, was a British crime fiction writer.She was born in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India (then the British Raj), and was educated first privately, then at Blackheath High School for Girls in London...
