Patricia Wentworth Books in Order
Patricia Wentworth, born Dora Amy Elles, is a renowned British crime fiction writer. She was privately educated and graduated from Blackheath High School in London. Following the passing of her first husband, George F. Dillon, in 1906, she settled in Camberley, Surrey. Her second marriage to George Oliver Turnbull in 1920 brought her a daughter. With a prolific career spanning decades, Wentworth penned a remarkable series of classic-style whodunnits, featuring the iconic Miss Silver, a retired governess-turned private detective. The series, comprising 32 novels, debuted in 1928 and concluded in 1961, the year of her passing. Her works often draw comparisons to Agatha Christie's Jane Marple, and her collaborations with Inspector Frank Abbott are particularly notable.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Patricia Wentworth
- #1AmazonGrey Mask(1928)
- #2AmazonThe Case is Closed(1937)
- #3AmazonLonesome Road(1939)
- #4AmazonDanger Point / In the Balance(1941)
- #5AmazonThe Chinese Shawl(1943)
- #6AmazonMiss Silver Deals with Death / Miss Silver Intervenes(1943)
- #7AmazonThe Clock Strikes Twelve(1944)
- #8AmazonThe Key(1944)
- #9AmazonShe Came Back / The Traveller Returns(1945)
- #10AmazonPilgrim's Rest / Dark Threat(1946)
- #11AmazonLatter End(1947)
- #12AmazonWicked Uncle / Spotlight(1947)
- #13AmazonThe Case of William Smith(1948)
- #14AmazonEternity Ring(1948)
- #15AmazonThe Catherine Wheel(1949)
- #16AmazonMiss Silver Comes to Stay(1949)
- #17AmazonThe Bradling Collection / Mr Bradling's Collection(1950)
- #18AmazonThe Ivory Dagger(1950)
- #19AmazonThrough The Wall(1950)
- #20Amazon'Anna, Where Are You?' / Death at Deep End(1951)
- #21AmazonThe Watersplash(1951)
- #22AmazonLadies' Bane(1952)
- #23AmazonOut of the Past(1953)
- #24AmazonThe Silent Pool(1953)
- #25AmazonThe Vanishing Point(1953)
- #26AmazonThe Benevent Treasure(1954)
- #27AmazonThe Gazebo / The Summerhouse(1955)
- #28AmazonThe Listening Eye(1955)
- #29AmazonPoison in the Pen(1955)
- #30AmazonThe Fingerprint(1956)
- #31AmazonThe Alington Inheritance(1958)
- #32AmazonThe Girl in the Cellar(1961)
- #1AmazonA Marriage Under the Terror(1910)
- #2AmazonThe Fire Within(1913)
- #3AmazonQueen Anne is Dead(1915)
- #4AmazonThe Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith(1923)
- #5AmazonThe Annam Jewel(1924)
- #6AmazonThe Red Lacquer Case(1924)
- #7AmazonThe Black Cabinet(1925)
- #8AmazonThe Dower House Mystery(1925)
- #9AmazonThe Amazing Chance(1926)
- #10AmazonHue and Cry(1927)
- #11AmazonAnne Belinda(1927)
- #12AmazonWill o' the Wisp(1928)
- #13AmazonKingdom Lost(1930)
- #14AmazonThe Coldstone(1930)
- #15AmazonBeggar's Choice(1930)
- #16AmazonRed Shadow / Red Danger(1932)
- #17AmazonNothing Venture(1932)
- #18AmazonOutrageous Fortune / Seven Green Stones(1933)
- #19AmazonTouch and Go / Devil in the Dark(1934)
- #20AmazonFear by Night(1934)
- #21AmazonRed Stefan(1935)
- #22AmazonBlindfold(1935)
- #23AmazonHole and Corner(1936)
- #24AmazonRun!(1938)
- #25AmazonMr. Zero(1938)
- #26AmazonUnlawful Occasions / Weekend with Death(1941)
- #27AmazonSilence in Court(1945)
- #28AmazonThe Devil's Wind(2009)
About Patricia Wentworth
Patricia Wentworth, born Dora Amy Elles, is a renowned British crime fiction writer. She was privately educated and graduated from Blackheath High School in London. Following the passing of her first husband, George F. Dillon, in 1906, she settled in Camberley, Surrey. Her second marriage to George Oliver Turnbull in 1920 brought her a daughter. With a prolific career spanning decades, Wentworth penned a remarkable series of classic-style whodunnits, featuring the iconic Miss Silver, a retired governess-turned private detective. The series, comprising 32 novels, debuted in 1928 and concluded in 1961, the year of her passing. Her works often draw comparisons to Agatha Christie's Jane Marple, and her collaborations with Inspector Frank Abbott are particularly notable.
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