The Gazebo (A Miss Silver Mystery)

Very British, More Romance than Mystery Patricia Wentworth wrote mysteries during the same time period as Agatha Christie, and continued writing them well into her seventies, as did her more well-known peer. The sleuth of her mysteries is an elderly spinster named Miss Maud Silver and she has often been compared to Miss Marple. Personally, other than the obvious, I don’t think they have much in common. For one thing, in none of the Miss Silver books does she appear to have a personal life, we never seem to get introduced to anyone…

Mystery, Murder, and Romance Althea Graham is caught in an unpleasant situation. Bound by her dominating, manipulative, seemingly frail mother, she has lost her fiance and her purpose in life. Suddenly two strangers want to buy her home. Why? Then her former fiance returns and offers a second chance for happiness. But her mother continues to interfere. Althea turns to Miss Silver for help.Murder complicates the situation, and Miss Silver goes to work.I recommend this book to those who enjoy cozy mysteries. I…