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Patricia Wentworth

Patricia Wentworth, the pen name of Dora Amy Elles (1878-1961), was a British crime fiction author renowned for her Miss Silver character. She received her education at Blackheath High School in London and through private tutoring. Wentworth was married twice and had one daughter. She began her writing career in 1910 with the novel A Marriage Under The Terror, which earned the Melrose award. Her last work was the Miss Silver novel The Girl in the Cellar, published in 1961, the same year of her passing. Below is a list of Patricia Wentworth’s books in the order of their original publication.

Patricia Wentworth became a published novelist in 1910 with the novel A Marriage Under the Terror. Below is a list of Patricia Wentworth's books in order of when they were originally released:

Publication Order of Miss Silver Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Grey Mask (1928) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Case is Closed (1937) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Lonesome Road (1939) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Danger Point / In the Balance (1941) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Chinese Shawl (1943) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Miss Silver Deals with Death / Miss Silver Intervenes (1943) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Clock Strikes Twelve (1944) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Key (1944) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
She Came Back / The Traveller Returns (1945) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pilgrim's Rest / Dark Threat (1946) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Latter End (1947) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Wicked Uncle / Spotlight (1947) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Case of William Smith (1948) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Eternity Ring (1948) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Catherine Wheel (1949) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Miss Silver Comes to Stay (1949) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Bradling Collection / Mr Bradling's Collection (1950) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Ivory Dagger (1950) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Through The Wall (1950) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Anna, Where Are You?' / Death at Deep End (1951) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Watersplash (1951) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Ladies' Bane (1952) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Out of the Past (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Silent Pool (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Vanishing Point (1953) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Benevent Treasure (1954) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Gazebo / The Summerhouse (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Listening Eye (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Poison in the Pen (1955) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Fingerprint (1956) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Alington Inheritance (1958) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Girl in the Cellar (1961) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Benbow Smith Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Fool Errant (1929) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Danger Calling (1931) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Walk with Care (1933) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Down Under (1937) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Ernest Lamb Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
The Blind Side (1939) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Who Pays the Piper? (1940) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Pursuit of a Parcel (1942) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Frank Garrett Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
Dead or Alive (1936) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Rolling Stone (1940) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

Publication Order of Standalone Novels Books

Book Title Year Amazon USA Amazon UK
A Marriage Under the Terror (1910) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Fire Within (1913) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Queen Anne is Dead (1915) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith (1923) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Annam Jewel (1924) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Red Lacquer Case (1924) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Black Cabinet (1925) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Dower House Mystery (1925) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Amazing Chance (1926) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hue and Cry (1927) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Anne Belinda (1927) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Will o' the Wisp (1928) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Kingdom Lost (1930) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Coldstone (1930) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Beggar's Choice (1930) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Red Shadow / Red Danger (1932) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Nothing Venture (1932) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Outrageous Fortune / Seven Green Stones (1933) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Touch and Go / Devil in the Dark (1934) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Fear by Night (1934) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Red Stefan (1935) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Blindfold (1935) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Hole and Corner (1936) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Run! (1938) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Mr. Zero (1938) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Unlawful Occasions / Weekend with Death (1941) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
Silence in Court (1945) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk
The Devil's Wind (2009) Buy on Amazon.com Buy on Amazon.co.uk

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