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6737 WENTWORTH, Patricia Ladies' Bane
Paperback; Trade PB Harperperennial: New York; c1952, 1993; Reprint Very Good+
Faint spine and cover creases, light edgewear, pages pale yellow but clean, none loose. A nice copy.; A Miss Silver Mystery.'Immediately on her arrival at Ladies' lone, Muir realizes that all is not right with her newly married sister, Allegra. The town of Bleake is charming, but the medieval manor house itself - known by a sinister local legend as Ladies' Bane - is full of gloomy depths and twisting staircases. Her brother -in-law, Geoffrey Trent, intends to purchase the expensive property, with which he is clearly infatuated, although his wife seems frightened by it. But it is soon obvious that Allegra is under the constant influence of narcotics. Miss Silver, hired by Allegra's godmother to investigate Geoffrey's finances, is the first to suspect foul play when his mischevious young ward, Margot dies in a mysterious accident. Her keen intellect and uncanny understanding of human nature help Miss Silver to reveal the ominous forces that are at work in this strange household.' ; This series recommended by Jerri C. of the AT and DES email discussion lists as well as several other list members. Cover matches sample image.; Miss Silver
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8.50 USD
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6046 WENTWORTH, Patricia Latter End
Softcover; Trade PB Harper Perennial: NY; c1947, 1992; Very Good+
280 pages; No spine or cover creases, light edgewear, pages yellowed, black remainder mark on bottom edge; pages clean.; This Miss Silver Mystery features Lois Latter, the new mistress of 'Latter End', her husband's ancestral home.
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6734 WENTWORTH, Patricia Out of the Past
Paperback; Trade PB Harperperennial: New York; c1953,1993; Very Good-
No spine creases, light cover creases and edgewear, half inch closed tear at spine tail repaired with archival tape. Page edges pale yellow but clean, none loose.; A Miss Silver Mystery.; "James and Carmona Hardwick are spending the summer playing host to numerous friends and relatives in an old Hardwick family residence by the sea. The arrival of Alan Field, a devastatingly handsome though shady figure from Carmona's past, destroys the holiday atmosphere in the old house and replaces it with a mounting tension, culminating in murder. Fortunately, Miss Silver is present to unravel the complex mystery and seek out the murderer amongst them." Recommended by Jerri C. of the ATS, AT and DES email discussion group and several other members of both discussion groups. Cover matches sample image.; Miss Silver
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7.00 USD
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6038 WENTWORTH, Patricia Silent Pool, The
Softcover; Trade PB Harper Perennial: NY; c1953, 1992; Very Good+
281 pages; No spine or cover creases, light edgewear, page edges yellowed, black remainder mark on bottom edge; interior pages clean.; This Miss Silver Mystery features the now retired, famous stage actress Adriana Ford.
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7.75 USD
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6757 WENTWORTH, Patricia The Benevent Treasure
Softcover; Trade PB Harperperennial: NY; c1953,1992; Very Good
No spine or cover creases, light edgewear; pages pale brown, edges a bit darker with a few smudges. ; A Miss Silver mystery.; "Invited to live with her two great-aunts, the Misses Cara and Olivia Benevent, Candida Sayle has no home of her own and accepts. But the offer takes on an eerie quality when the aunts recall the family legacy--the Benevent Treasure that brings death to all who touch it. When Candida becomes reacquainted with local architect Stephen Eversley, he worries for her safety and calls in Miss Silver. But she is already on the case, investigating the mysterious disappearance years earlier of a man who worked for the sisters, and knew a bit too much, perhaps, about the Benevent Treasure." Book matches sample image.
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