The Clock Strikes Twelve
by Patricia Wentworth
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Pub Date Jun 28 2011 | Archive Date Jul 26 2013
Open Road Integrated Media | Open Road Media
Description
Miss Silver investigates the murder of a great British industrialist
Though they share a manor house, the Paradines are not close, and their patriarch does nothing to discourage the petty jealousies that divide wealthy families. A cold figure, James Paradine prefers work to his relations, but on New Year’s Eve he convenes the household. Valuable plans have been stolen from his office, and only one person could be to blame. He knows the culprit’s name, and gives the thief until midnight to come forward. By midnight, James Paradine is dead.
Was it the thief who killed him, or could it have been someone else, acting on different motives entirely? The local constables are baffled, and it is left to prim detective Maud Silver to out the murderer.
Though they share a manor house, the Paradines are not close, and their patriarch does nothing to discourage the petty jealousies that divide wealthy families. A cold figure, James Paradine prefers work to his relations, but on New Year’s Eve he convenes the household. Valuable plans have been stolen from his office, and only one person could be to blame. He knows the culprit’s name, and gives the thief until midnight to come forward. By midnight, James Paradine is dead.
Was it the thief who killed him, or could it have been someone else, acting on different motives entirely? The local constables are baffled, and it is left to prim detective Maud Silver to out the murderer.
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Advance Praise
“Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver,
the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices
everything.” —Paula Gosling, author of the Jack Stryker mystery series
“Miss Wentworth’s plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying.” —The Scotsman
“Miss Silver is marvelous.” —Daily Mail
“Miss Wentworth’s plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying.” —The Scotsman
“Miss Silver is marvelous.” —Daily Mail
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About the Author: Patricia Wentworth (1878–1961) was one of the masters of classic
English mystery writing. Born in India as Dora Amy Elles, she began
writing after the death of her first husband, publishing her first novel
in 1910. In the 1920s, she introduced the character who would make her
famous: Miss Maud Silver, the former governess whose stout figure,
fondness for Tennyson, and passion for knitting served to disguise a
keen intellect. Along with Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, Miss Silver is
the definitive embodiment of the English style of cozy mysteries.
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| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781453223680 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
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