Barbara L. reviewed on + 988 more book reviews
A great British mystery novel. No one could be more soothing than little old Miss Silver, the spinster detective who never seems to get to an English country house in time to prevent mayhem but is handy at nabbing the responsible person afterward.
When Lois Latter visits a fortune teller in London she is warned to be careful of poison. No one seriously heeds this admonishment until shortly afterward when she suffers several brief bouts of nausea. These attacks lead her doting husband, James Latter, to arrange a consultation with Miss Silver. But his concern cannot protect Lois from herself. Recently married Lois has just become mistress of Latter End, her husband's ancestral home and she is determined to carry on with plans to make dramatic adjustments in the staff and running of the household. Disregarding the advice of both James's cousin Antony with whom Lois at one time had been romantically involved and his stepsister Julia, who is in love with Antony now, Lois's manipulatoins make her many enemies. Her death by poison brings Miss Silver ack onto the scene. And Miss Silver's reassuring presence may be the only way to sift through the tangled emotions that mask the mystery of who murdered Lois Latter.
When Lois Latter visits a fortune teller in London she is warned to be careful of poison. No one seriously heeds this admonishment until shortly afterward when she suffers several brief bouts of nausea. These attacks lead her doting husband, James Latter, to arrange a consultation with Miss Silver. But his concern cannot protect Lois from herself. Recently married Lois has just become mistress of Latter End, her husband's ancestral home and she is determined to carry on with plans to make dramatic adjustments in the staff and running of the household. Disregarding the advice of both James's cousin Antony with whom Lois at one time had been romantically involved and his stepsister Julia, who is in love with Antony now, Lois's manipulatoins make her many enemies. Her death by poison brings Miss Silver ack onto the scene. And Miss Silver's reassuring presence may be the only way to sift through the tangled emotions that mask the mystery of who murdered Lois Latter.
Back to all reviews by this member
Back to all reviews of this book
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details
Back to all reviews of this book
Back to Book Reviews
Back to Book Details
