Martin Brand’s relatives are furious that he’s left his large estate to his niece, Marion, whom he had only met once. And Marion is upset that she has to share her new home with Martin’s family. Then a body is found on the beach wearing her coat. Fortunately Miss Silver is on the scene.
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Reviews
...some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery
Miss Silver is marvellous
You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver.
Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller
Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything
Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot