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The Dower House Mystery: A Golden Age Mystery

The Dower House Mystery: A Golden Age Mystery - Paperback

by Patricia Wentworth
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Availability:In StockContributor:Patricia WentworthPublish date:2016-06-06Pages:218
Language:EnglishPublisher:Dean Street PressISBN-13:9781911095873ISBN-10:1911095870UPC:9781911095873Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:CrimeSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SCCTZS9NGR

Why can no-one stay at the Dower House?

Amabel Grey, a charming and lovely widow, had not seen scientist Julian Forsham since she chose to marry another man. But it is their fate to meet again now at the eerie Dower House, a house whose previous tenants had tended to quit abruptly. Amabel Grey has accepted a large financial offer - or is it a challenge? - to anyone willing to stay in the Dower House for a full six months. A haunted house doesn't deter Amabel - not until some very nasty things start to go bump in the night...

Some old friends appear - Jane (of The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith); Molloy, the anarchist uncle; and "Piggy", chief of the CID; all have a part to play in this golden age mystery from 1925. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.

"When I pick up a book by Patricia Wentworth I think, now to enjoy myself--and I always do." Mary Dell, Daily Mirror

Language:EnglishPublisher:Dean Street PressISBN-13:9781911095873ISBN-10:1911095870UPC:9781911095873Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:CrimeSize:7.81 x 5.06 x 0.46 inchesWeight:0.4806Product ID:SCCTZS9NGR
Wentworth, Patricia: - Patricia Wentworth was born Dora Amy Elles in India in 1877 (not 1878 as has sometimes been stated). She was first educated privately in India, and later at Blackheath School for Girls. Her first husband was George Dillon, with whom she had her only child, a daughter. She also had two stepsons from her first marriage, one of whom died in the Somme during World War I. Her first novel was published in 1910, but it wasn't until the 1920's that she embarked on her long career as a writer of mysteries. Her most famous creation was Miss Maud Silver, who appeared in 32 novels, though there were a further 33 full-length mysteries not featuring Miss Silver-the entire run of these is now reissued by Dean Street Press. Patricia Wentworth died in 1961. She is recognized today as one of the pre-eminent exponents of the classic British golden age mystery novel.
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