Book Overview
Miss Silver must use all of her sleuthing skills to uncover the culprit in the slippery Everton case, especially since the wrong man has already spent a year in jail for a murder he didn't commit Miss Silver mysteries always manage to make the fantastic quite pleasurably plausible. . . .--Alfred Hitchcock Magazine.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0446344710
ISBN13:9780446344715
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:Warner Books (NY)
Length:253 Pages
Weight:0.31 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.2" x 6.7"
Customer Reviews
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A charming period piece
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This Miss Silver mystery focuses on the struggle for power in male-female relationships - on the light-hearted side, in the signature "nice young couple" (Hilary and Henry), while a villain displays dominance and abuse. We gain a picture of life among the well-bred if not well-fed as we follow Hilary's attempts to clear her cousin's husband Geoffrey, who has been convicted of the murder of his uncle. The attitudes and sensitivities of a different time are on display as Hilary's cousin copes with the degradation of having to earn a living as a couturier's model, and the loss of not only her husband, but the children she had hoped to have. Henry is not at all sure that the conviction was unjust, but the villains behave sufficiently suspiciously that he brings in governess-turned-private-enquiry-agent-Miss Silver, who discovers a decidedly dated motive for the down-trodden housekeeper's behavior. Some near escapes, tricky timetables and elaborate plots complete this tale from mystery's Golden Age. And with Miss Silver taking a hand, the happy ending and the triumph of justice are a comfortable certainty.
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