Quite enjoyable series of three detective novels featuring Miss Silver as a witty private detective.

While in my opinion Agatha Christie's Miss Marple is far superior sleuth (and Ms Christie herself is much better writer), there is certain similarity between Christie's older works and these, so I have sailed in old known seas. Murders are quite clean (especially when compared to the Scandi brutality) and the thrill is all hidden and featured in the unknown (mysterious men in masks, locked cellars or hidden wells). The heroines are quite silly (if brave and charming) and men are here to save them (yes, I know! But from time to time I do not mind being saved by a strong man!); villains are wicked and the rural mansions are cold. But all this give a good old charm to the stories - and they do read well! First one is a bit clichey for my taste, but the second and the third one are pretty good! The motives are interesting (especially in the third novel). I was unfortunately able to guess the villains very soon, but then I a educated by the years of loving Agatha Christie (as some motives and stereotypes are similar) - but I was well entertained when reading and I was enjoying practically every page. I had fun!

This is a great gift to introduce Patricia Wentworth's Miss silver's Mysteries!

The three pack includes:
Grey Mask (Miss Silver #1)
The Case Is Closed (Miss Silver, #2)
Lonesome Road (Miss Silver, #3)

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These three mysteries from the late 20's and 30's feature a spinster, Miss Silver, who is an accomplished detective with keen insight into people, while seeming only to be knitting.

In each story a perplexing situation opens up early. In two of the three those involved try and solve it themselves. Only after getting frustrated do they go to Miss Silver. In the third story Miss Silver is involved from the first chapter. But here, intriguingly, her client is reluctant to give her enough information.

All of them have plenty of action, mysterious people, and nefarious doings. And, unlike, so many modern mysteries, murder is not the starting point. One deals with a disappearance and organized crime. A second deals with a wrongful imprisonment and finding the true murderer. The third deals with threats against a woman's life.

I want to read more!

Really enjoyed discovering and reading these- and will definitely look for more of Miss Silver's adventures. Not sure why she isn't more well-known (or have I just been in the dark?). But I recommend these for all lovers of classic British or golden age mysteries, as well as anglophiles (and perhaps history buffs--I'm not, but I found some of the period details fascinating) in general.