The Brading Collection (Miss Silver Series)

The Brading Collection (Miss Silver Series)

by PatriciaWentworth (Author)

Synopsis

Lewis Brading loves only one thing - his collection of jewels. Not only are the gems extremely valuable but also every piece has a fascinating and bloody history attached to it. However Lewis is a frightened and difficult man who sees thieves around every corner. When he asks Miss Silver for help, she gives him some sound advice and turns him away. A few days later, she receives a letter from him, again asking for help. But it is too late. In the morning paper is the news of his murder.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New e.
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 01 Jan 1950

ISBN 10: 0340897864
ISBN 13: 9780340897867

Media Reviews
You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver. * The Observer *
Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot * Manchester Evening News *
Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller * Daily Telegraph *
Miss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying * Scotsman *
Author Bio
Patricia Wentworth was born in Uttarakhand, India but as a young girl moved to London to study at Blackheath High School for Girls. After writing several romances she turned her hand to crime fiction. She wrote dozens of bestselling mysteries before her death in 1961, and is recognised as one of the mistresses of classic crime fiction.