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kwmg40
Eternity Ring | Patricia Wentworth
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Cozy Golden Age mysteries are a comfort read for me, even if some of them feel very dated in their attitudes toward women. In this series, Miss Silver comes across as a less “fluffy“ Miss Marple.

Also happy I was able to fill the “Musical instrument on the cover“ prompt for #52bookclub, with the church organ on the cover of my edition.

#gottacatchemall (prompt 35, Impidimp: Guilty pleasure) @PuddleJumper

Librarybelle Stacking! 3mo
kwmg40 @Librarybelle The Miss Silver books are hit or miss but they're always a nice light easy read and I did enjoy this one a lot. 3mo
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Librarybelle So good to know! 3mo
Hooked_on_books Nice find! That‘s the prompt I‘m finding most challenging. 3mo
kwmg40 @Hooked_on_books I found this prompt really challenging too, and then I discovered this book on my shelf. I hadn't even recognized it as a church organ when I first looked at it! 😂 3mo
PuddleJumper 🧡🧡 3mo
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EadieB
Grey Mask | Patricia Wentworth
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#GreyMask #PatriciaWentworth #MagnificentMayReadathon #BookSpinBingo #SeriesLove2023

Charles Moray was jilted at the altar by Margaret Langton four years ago. He returns to London to find his ex-fiancée mixed up in a vicious plot involving kidnapping and other things. The victim is Margot Standing who stands to inherit a considerable fortune. But the sinister figure in the Grey mask has other plans for her.

EadieB Margaret Langton is one of the conspirators, but Charles refuses to believe that she is a criminal. So how did she become involved? He turns to Miss Silver for her professional assistance in uncovering the strange truth behind the details of the situation, and the identity of the terrifying and mysterious individual behind the grey mask. This is the first book in the Miss Silver series. 2y
EadieB The characters are mysterious as they are notified as numbers. The plot is one that leaves me reading until the very end. I will be continuing with the series as I do enjoy Golden Age mysteries. If you like mysteries from 1928 then you will love this book. 2y
TheSpineView Fantastic! 2y
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Andrew65 Excellent 👏👏👏 2y
EadieB @Andrew65 Thanks! 2y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y
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kspenmoll
Grey Mask | Patricia Wentworth
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A master of the classic English mystery,Patricia Wentworth published Grey Mask in 1929. This complicated puzzle of a mystery totally engrossed me. Charles Morag returns home after traveling for 4 years to nurse his broken heart. He finds his house unlocked with strange men in masks conducting an ominous sounding meeting.He engages the elderly Miss Maud Silver to investigate.🔽

kspenmoll 🔽The nondescript Miss Silver easily blends into the background & so, goes unnoticed. While knitting & quoting Tennyson, she works assiduously to unravel the crime. 2y
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kspenmoll
Grey Mask | Patricia Wentworth
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#AMissSilverMystery #1929cozy

Relaxing with this book & a kitty on my lap, after a more than wonderful extended family reunion today- both my dad‘s & my mom‘s sides together. Cousins etc. I have not seen in years!

julieclair That pretty pillow goes perfectly with the book cover! 2y
kspenmoll @julieclair Doesn‘t it? I could not resist! 2y
Avanders Heya — did you get a chance to open your #fffs package? I don‘t think I‘ve seen a post…? 🍁🍂 2y
kspenmoll @Avanders Apologies- I did but just posted last night- in life‘s craziness I forgot to post! 2y
Avanders @kspenmoll I saw it last night! ☺️ I completely understand life‘s craziness… 😵‍💫 2y
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MrsK
Lonesome Road | Patricia Wentworth
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Morning walk…

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majkia
Grey Mask | Patricia Wentworth


DNF

I understand that there are many stupid people in the world, but I don't have to read about them. The protagonist is stupid and the potential victim is even worse. I'd stab her myself if I had to listen to her drivel for more than a minute.

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LeahBergen
The Gazebo | Patricia Wentworth
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Charity shop find! 👍

“Although Althea Graham's hypochondriac mother rarely visited the gazebo on their property, she is found dead there one morning. So Althea and her longtime fiance are finally free to marry. They are also the chief suspects. Fortunately Miss Silver is a friend of Althea's.”

I‘ve been meaning to try a Miss Silver mystery for ages as she‘s been compared to Miss Marple. Are any of you fans?

quietjenn I am, although it took a few books and she doesn‘t come near to rivaling Miss Marple in my affections. But I totally binged on like a dozen of them in a row early in the pandemic, so 🤷🏻‍♀️. 3y
Cathythoughts Great cover 💛 3y
rubyslippersreads I‘ve been meaning to try one. 💛🖤 that cover! 3y
LeahBergen @quietjenn Miss Marple was one of my teenage loves so I can‘t see anyone rivalling her either. 😆 3y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads Isn‘t it great?? And the dead woman is a horrible, manipulative, hypochondriac mother. 🤣 3y
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veritysalter
Poison in the Pen | Patricia Wentworth
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A not quite so cosy crime: An author of poison pen letters, with malice and without mercy is shocking the villagers of Tilling Green. When one young woman is found drowned in a supposed suicide, the Chief Constable of the County asks Miss Silver if she can do a little snooping. A Manor House, a younger wife, old maids and a recluse, this has all the perfect ingredients of a Classic Crime read.

LeahBergen I keep meaning to read a Miss Silver mystery because I know I‘ll enjoy them! 4y
Cathythoughts Sounds good .. I‘m not a fan of the too cosy mystery 4y
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Chili
The Fingerprint | Patricia Wentworth
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I finished this last night, so 5/5 on library books. Just have my book spin book left to reach my goal for #FabulousFebruary. Hopefully I can get it done tomorrow because today is a road trip to Duluth. I need some serious shopping after two weeks of below zero temperatures.

Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏🙌 4y
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quietjenn
Eternity Ring | Patricia Wentworth
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Going to try to finish my latest Miss Silver mystery, before tackling laundry and other chores. Must see if I'm right about the culprit!

LeahBergen I still need to try a Miss Silver! 4y
quietjenn @LeahBergen they aren't quite as clever as some of the other classic mysteries - I can usually figure out the ending - but they always have a nice atmosphere and I find them satisfying. 4y
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