It's nearing the end of WWII, and Michael Harsh has been working for the government on a secret project for years. Finally he is ready to hand over the formula. But the next morning he is dead. It looks like suicide. Only Miss Silver knows it's murder.

The Key Reviews

Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller * Daily Telegraph *
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 *
Patricia Wentworth has created a great detective in Miss Silver, the little old lady who nobody notices, but who in turn notices everything * Paula Gosling *

About Patricia Wentworth

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 1961, and is recognised as one of the mistresses of classic crime fiction.

Additional information

Sku
GOR001509382

ISBN 13
9780340689721

ISBN 10
0340689722

Title
The Key by Patricia Wentworth

Author
Patricia Wentworth

Series
Miss Silver Series

Condition
Used - Very Good

Binding type
Paperback

Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton

Year published
19990916

Number of pages
352

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