Patricia Wentworth was born in India and after writing several romances turned her hand to crime. She wrote dozens of bestselling mysteries before her death, and was recognised as one of the mistresses of classic crime.
Genres: Mystery
Series
Miss Silver
1. Grey Mask (1928)
2. The Case Is Closed (1937)
3. Lonesome Road (1939)
4. Danger Point (1941)
aka In the Balance
5. The Chinese Shawl (1943)
6. Miss Silver Intervenes (1943)
aka Miss Silver Deals with Death
7. The Clock Strikes Twelve (1944)
8. The Key (1944)
9. She Came Back (1945)
aka The Traveller Returns
10. Pilgrim's Rest (1946)
aka Dark Threat
11. Latter End (1947)
12. Spotlight (1947)
aka Wicked Uncle
13. The Case of William Smith (1948)
14. Eternity Ring (1948)
15. The Catherine Wheel (1949)
16. Miss Silver Comes to Stay (1949)
17. The Brading Collection (1950)
aka Mr Brading's Collection
18. The Ivory Dagger (1950)
19. Through the Wall (1950)
20. Anna Where Are You? (1951)
aka Death at Deep End
21. The Watersplash (1951)
22. Ladies' Bane (1952)
23. Out of the Past (1953)
24. The Silent Pool (1953)
25. The Vanishing Point (1953)
26. The Benevent Treasure (1954)
27. The Gazebo (1955)
aka The Summerhouse
28. The Listening Eye (1955)
29. Poison in the Pen (1955)
30. The Fingerprint (1956)
31. The Alington Inheritance (1958)
32. The Girl in the Cellar (1961)
1. Grey Mask (1928)
2. The Case Is Closed (1937)
3. Lonesome Road (1939)
4. Danger Point (1941)
aka In the Balance
5. The Chinese Shawl (1943)
6. Miss Silver Intervenes (1943)
aka Miss Silver Deals with Death
7. The Clock Strikes Twelve (1944)
8. The Key (1944)
9. She Came Back (1945)
aka The Traveller Returns
10. Pilgrim's Rest (1946)
aka Dark Threat
11. Latter End (1947)
12. Spotlight (1947)
aka Wicked Uncle
13. The Case of William Smith (1948)
14. Eternity Ring (1948)
15. The Catherine Wheel (1949)
16. Miss Silver Comes to Stay (1949)
17. The Brading Collection (1950)
aka Mr Brading's Collection
18. The Ivory Dagger (1950)
19. Through the Wall (1950)
20. Anna Where Are You? (1951)
aka Death at Deep End
21. The Watersplash (1951)
22. Ladies' Bane (1952)
23. Out of the Past (1953)
24. The Silent Pool (1953)
25. The Vanishing Point (1953)
26. The Benevent Treasure (1954)
27. The Gazebo (1955)
aka The Summerhouse
28. The Listening Eye (1955)
29. Poison in the Pen (1955)
30. The Fingerprint (1956)
31. The Alington Inheritance (1958)
32. The Girl in the Cellar (1961)
Benbow Smith
1. Fool Errant (1929)
2. Danger Calling (1931)
3. Walk With Care (1933)
4. Down Under (1937)
1. Fool Errant (1929)
2. Danger Calling (1931)
3. Walk With Care (1933)
4. Down Under (1937)
Ernest Lamb
1. The Blind Side (1939)
2. Who Pays the Piper (1940)
aka Account Rendered
3. Pursuit of a Parcel (1942)
1. The Blind Side (1939)
2. Who Pays the Piper (1940)
aka Account Rendered
3. Pursuit of a Parcel (1942)
Novels
A Marriage Under the Terror (1910)
The Fire Within (1913)
Queen Anne is Dead (1915)
The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith (1923)
The Astonishing Case of Jane Smith (1923)
The Annam Jewel (1924)
The Red Lacquer Case (1924)
The Black Cabinet (1925)
The Dower House Mystery (1925)
The Amazing Chance (1926)
Anne Belinda (1927)
Hue and Cry (1927)
Will o' the Wisp (1928)
Beggar's Choice (1930)
The Coldstone (1930)
Kingdom Lost (1930)
Nothing Venture (1932)
Red Danger (1932)
aka Red Shadow
Seven Green Stones (1933)
aka Outrageous Fortune
Devil in the Dark (1934)
aka Touch And Go
Fear By Night (1934)
Blindfold (1935)
Red Stefan (1935)
Hole and Corner (1936)
Mr Zero (1938)
Run! (1938)
Unlawful Occasions (1941)
aka Weekend with Death
Silence in Court (1945)
The Fire Within (1913)
Queen Anne is Dead (1915)
The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith (1923)
The Astonishing Case of Jane Smith (1923)
The Annam Jewel (1924)
The Red Lacquer Case (1924)
The Black Cabinet (1925)
The Dower House Mystery (1925)
The Amazing Chance (1926)
Anne Belinda (1927)
Hue and Cry (1927)
Will o' the Wisp (1928)
Beggar's Choice (1930)
The Coldstone (1930)
Kingdom Lost (1930)
Nothing Venture (1932)
Red Danger (1932)
aka Red Shadow
Seven Green Stones (1933)
aka Outrageous Fortune
Devil in the Dark (1934)
aka Touch And Go
Fear By Night (1934)
Blindfold (1935)
Red Stefan (1935)
Hole and Corner (1936)
Mr Zero (1938)
Run! (1938)
Unlawful Occasions (1941)
aka Weekend with Death
Silence in Court (1945)
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