Short description
Anne Jocelyn had been a wealthy young woman. She had died three years ago. At least, that was what her husband Philip and the rest of the family had always thought. But then a woman calling herself Anne Jocelyn appeared and managed to convince everyone that she was the real Anne.
Long description
Anne Jocelyn had been a beautiful, wealthy young woman. She had died three years ago. At least, that was what her husband Philip and the rest of the family had always thought. But then a woman calling herself Anne Jocelyn appeared and managed to convince everyone that she was the real Anne. Everyone, that is, except Miss Silver, whose suspicions are aroused by an apparently senseless murder.
Review
'A particular favourite' -- Andrew Taylor 'Miss Silver is marvellous' -- Daily Mail '... some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery' -- Alfred Hitchcock magazine 'Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot' -- Manchester Evening News 'Miss Wentworth is a first rate story-teller' -- Daily Telegraph 'You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver' -- Observer 'Miss Wentworth's plot is ingenious, her characterization acute, her solution satisfying' -- The Scotsman '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