The Alington Inheritance Author:Pastricia Wentworth Little Jenny Hill was only seventeen. And suddenly her life had become a series of shattering blows. First, the shock of learning that she was the rightful owner of Alington House. And then came the cruel discovery that the present owners planned to cheat her out of her inheritance. Alington House had always belonged to the Forges family - and n... more »o seventeen-year-old orphan girl was going to take it away from them now.
Terrified and bewildered, Jenny fled from the village. Many miles away she found shelter, friendship and the promise of a new life. Safe in her new-found home, Jenny refused to believe that her enemies could still reach her. But she was wrong...
Sharp-eyed Miss Maud Silver, the prim but implacable spinster sleuth, is at her most brilliant in this electric novel of malevolent crime, terror and breathless suspense.« less