Patricia Wentworthbooks in chronological order

Patricia Wentworth, writing as Dora Amy Elles, was a British crime fiction author born in 1878 in Mussoorie, India. She is best known for her Miss Silver series, a long-running series of mystery novels featuring the astute and observant Miss Maude Silver. Wentworth’s writing style is characterized by a gentle, almost understated approach to suspense, focusing on intricate plots and clever deductions rather than graphic violence or explicit thrills. Her stories often explore the social mores of the Edwardian and early 20th-century British upper class.