Classic cosy crime from a master of the genre now in stunning new retro packaging

To the innocent visitor the picturesque village of Greenings would appear to be a haven of tranquility. But every place has its secrets and beneath the calm surface lurk hidden resentments and dangerous passions. When a man is found lying face down in a nearby watersplash, the verdict is death by misadventure. But Miss Silver happens to be in the neighbourhood and she suspects foul play . . .

"You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver." - Observer

"Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot" - Manchester Evening News

"Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller" - Daily Telegraph

"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