Book description
Governess-turned-detective Miss Silver investigates a deadly conspiratorial ring
Charles Moray has come home to England to collect his inheritance. After four years wandering the jungles of India and South America, the hardy young man returns to the manor of his birth, where generations of Morays have lived and died. Strangely,…
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2 authors picked Grey Mask as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Patricia Wentworth is one of the most atmospheric writers I’ve read.
This is the first in her Miss Silver series, featuring an elderly lady who looks a lot like Miss Marple but pre-dates her. While still within the cozy genre, parts of this book, especially the opening section, where the mysterious man in the gray mask makes his first appearance, can make your spine tingle with that delicious feeling of tension that only a good mystery book brings.
Like Miss Marple, Miss Silver is adept at deducing what the various protagonists might do based on her reading of their psychology,…
From Harini's list on historical crime books with spunky women protagonists.
Grey Mask is the first of the 32 Miss Silver mysteries. Patricia Wentworth was a master of the English style cozy mystery, writing back in the 1920s. I love that this early-twentieth-century series proves that cozy mysteries have been a favorite genre for decades. Wentworth’s character, Miss Maud Silver, whose little old lady with a passion for knitting persona has a keen intellect and penchant for details.
Grey Mask begins with Charles Moray returning unexpectedly to his home in England after years overseas. Noticing a light on in his manor, he slips in quietly and eavesdrops on a group of…
From Joan's list on cozy mysteries to snuggle up with now and then.
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