The Ivory Dagger - Softcover

Wentworth, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553251287 ISBN 13: 9780553251289

Publisher: Bantam, 1981

Synopsis

Bill Waring, collecting his wits in hospital after a train crash, receives only one letter from Lila Dryden, his fiancée. When he discovers Lady Dryden, Lila's guardian, has pressured her into an engagement with Herbert Whitall, he is furious.

Herbert Whitall is aggressive, with a cold-hearted possessiveness that expands past the bounds of his ivory collection he can't bear to lose. His employees hate him, Lila is terrified of him and it appears he has a hold on Lady Dryden.

When a dagger in Whitall's collection becomes the instrument of his own death there are many suspects. Maud Silver must see that justice is done, not merely to punish the guilty, but to protect the innocent.

About this title

Review:

Praise for Patricia Wentworth:

'Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot' (Manchester Evening News)

You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver (Observer)

Miss Silver is marvellous (Daily Mail)

Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller (Daily Telegraph)

Book Description:

One of the mistresses of classic cime fiction, Patricia Wentworth returns with a Miss Silver mystery in stunning new packaging.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam
• Publication date: 1981
• ISBN 10: 0553251287
• ISBN 13: 9780553251289
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback