· The Ivory Dagger (Miss Silver #18) This book is a member of the special collection Special Collection: The Works of Patricia Wentworth () Book Details. though Patricia Wentworth's first Miss Silver novel pre-dated Agatha Christie's first Miss Marple novel by two years, and may well have inspired Agatha Christie. The Ivory Dagger. by Patricia Wentworth. The Miss Silver Mysteries (Book 18) Thanks for Sharing! You submitted the following rating and review. We'll publish them on our site once we've reviewed them. · Patricia Wentworth wrote 66 books. 32 of them featured Miss Maud Silver, former governess turned private investigator who liked to quote Tennyson and the Bible, and had a keen eye for understanding human frailties. Wentworth was born Dora Amy Elles in India in and educated in London. I told you she had an inconsequent.
The Ivory Dagger, by Patricia Wentworth. I enjoyed this outing with Miss Silver, originally published in It is a country-house murder, which finds the house's owner Herbert Whitall stabbed with the dagger of the title. Discovered standing over his body, with blood on her ivory dress, is the fiancée he was to marry in four days, Lila Dryden. The Ivory Dagger begins with Bill Waring coming out of a coma and state of confusion after a train accident. Soon, he recalls a fiance and will learn that she's about to marry another. Setting off for his hometown and encounters conflict from his intended's (Lila Dryden) aunt and support from a mutual friend, Ray Fortescue. Patricia Wentworth was born in Uttarakhand, India but as a young girl moved to London to study at Blackheath High School for Girls. After writing several romances she turned her hand to crime fiction. She wrote dozens of bestselling mysteries before her death in , and is recognised as one of the mistresses of classic crime fiction.
Discover The Ivory Dagger as it's meant to be heard, narrated by Diana Bishop. Free trial available! © Patricia Wentworth Turnbull (P) Audible, Inc. The ivory figure had once had golden hair. The gold had worn away because the figure was so very old, but Herbert Whitall had held it under the light for her to see how the gilding still clung to it here and there. She heard him say in the voice which frightened her most, "Gold and ivory—like you, my beautiful Lila.". The Ivory Dagger begins with Bill Waring coming out of a coma and state of confusion after a train accident. Soon, he recalls a fiance and will learn that she's about to marry another. Setting off for his hometown and encounters conflict from his intended's (Lila Dryden) aunt and support from a mutual friend, Ray Fortescue.
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