There is a curse on the Benevents ... classic crime in stunning new packaging

Somewhere among the dust and cobwebs of the sinister Benevent Mansion lies the legendary Benevent treasure. But a terrible death has been prophesied for whoever uncovers it.

When Candida Sayle is invited to visit her elderly maiden aunts, she dismisses such gloomy thoughts. But as Candida begins to discover the family’s dark secrets she puts herself in grave danger.

Thankfully Miss Silver has investigative skills of her own.

"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

"Some of the best examples of the British country-house murder mystery" - Alfred Hitchcock Magazine