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Home / Authors / Patricia Wentworth Patricia Wentworth Patricia Wentworth was a British author best known for the Miss Silver mystery series. Her classic whodunits have sold millions of copies worldwide, cementing her legacy as a Golden Age of Detective Fiction pioneer. This page provides the Patricia Wentworth books in order, including both chronological order and series reading order.
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1910 A Marriage Under the Terror POoSN · 1 Buy ↗ 1913 The Fire Within POoSN · 2 Buy ↗ 1915 Queen Anne is Dead POoSN · 3 Buy ↗ 1923 The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith POoSN · 4 Buy ↗ 1924 The Annam Jewel POoSN · 5 Buy ↗ 1924 The Red Lacquer Case POoSN · 6 Buy ↗ 1925 The Black Cabinet POoSN · 7 Buy ↗ 1925 The Dower House Mystery POoSN · 8 Buy ↗ 1926 The Amazing Chance POoSN · 9 Buy ↗ 1927 Hue and Cry POoSN · 10 Buy ↗ 1927 Anne Belinda POoSN · 11 Buy ↗ 1928 Grey Mask POoMSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1928 Will o' the Wisp POoSN · 12 Buy ↗ 1929 Fool Errant POoBSB · 1 Buy ↗ 1930 Kingdom Lost POoSN · 13 Buy ↗ 1930 The Coldstone POoSN · 14 Buy ↗ 1930 Beggar's Choice POoSN · 15 Buy ↗ 1931 Danger Calling POoBSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1932 Red Shadow / Red Danger POoSN · 16 Buy ↗ 1932 Nothing Venture POoSN · 17 Buy ↗ 1933 Walk with Care POoBSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1933 Outrageous Fortune / Seven Green Stones POoSN · 18 Buy ↗ 1934 Touch and Go / Devil in the Dark POoSN · 19 Buy ↗ 1934 Fear by Night POoSN · 20 Buy ↗ 1935 Red Stefan POoSN · 21 Buy ↗ 1935 Blindfold POoSN · 22 Buy ↗ 1936 Dead or Alive POoFGB · 1 Buy ↗ 1936 Hole and Corner POoSN · 23 Buy ↗ 1937 The Case is Closed POoMSB · 2 Buy ↗ 1937 Down Under POoBSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1938 Mr. Zero POoSN · 25 Buy ↗ 1939 The Blind Side POoELB · 1 Buy ↗ 1939 Lonesome Road POoMSB · 3 Buy ↗ 1940 Who Pays the Piper? POoELB · 2 Buy ↗ 1940 Rolling Stone POoFGB · 2 Buy ↗ 1941 Danger Point / In the Balance POoMSB · 4 Buy ↗ 1941 Unlawful Occasions / Weekend with Death POoSN · 26 Buy ↗ 1942 Pursuit of a Parcel POoELB · 3 Buy ↗ 1943 The Chinese Shawl POoMSB · 5 Buy ↗ 1943 Miss Silver Deals with Death / Miss Silver Intervenes POoMSB · 6 Buy ↗ 1944 The Clock Strikes Twelve POoMSB · 7 Buy ↗ 1944 The Key POoMSB · 8 Buy ↗ 1945 She Came Back / The Traveller Returns POoMSB · 9 Buy ↗ 1945 Silence in Court POoSN · 27 Buy ↗ 1946 Pilgrim's Rest / Dark Threat POoMSB · 10 Buy ↗ 1947 Latter End POoMSB · 11 Buy ↗ 1947 Wicked Uncle / Spotlight POoMSB · 12 Buy ↗ 1948 The Case of William Smith POoMSB · 13 Buy ↗ 1948 Eternity Ring POoMSB · 14 Buy ↗ 1949 The Catherine Wheel POoMSB · 15 Buy ↗ 1949 Miss Silver Comes to Stay POoMSB · 16 Buy ↗ 1950 The Bradling Collection / Mr Bradling's Collection POoMSB · 17 Buy ↗ 1950 The Ivory Dagger POoMSB · 18 Buy ↗ 1950 Through The Wall POoMSB · 19 Buy ↗ 1951 'Anna, Where Are You?' / Death at Deep End POoMSB · 20 Buy ↗ 1951 The Watersplash POoMSB · 21 Buy ↗ 1952 Ladies' Bane POoMSB · 22 Buy ↗ 1953 Out of the Past POoMSB · 23 Buy ↗ 1953 The Silent Pool POoMSB · 24 Buy ↗ 1953 The Vanishing Point POoMSB · 25 Buy ↗ 1954 The Benevent Treasure POoMSB · 26 Buy ↗ 1955 The Gazebo / The Summerhouse POoMSB · 27 Buy ↗ 1955 The Listening Eye POoMSB · 28 Buy ↗ 1955 Poison in the Pen POoMSB · 29 Buy ↗ 1956 The Fingerprint POoMSB · 30 Buy ↗ 1958 The Alington Inheritance POoMSB · 31 Buy ↗ 1961 The Girl in the Cellar POoMSB · 32 Buy ↗ 2009 The Devil's Wind POoSN · 28 Buy ↗ Book series · browse all →
Publication Order of Frank Garrett Books 2 books · 1936–1940
Publication Order of Miss Silver Books 32 books · 1928–1961
02 The Case is Closed 1937 Buy ↗ 04 Danger Point / In the Balance 1941 Buy ↗ 05 The Chinese Shawl 1943 Buy ↗ 06 Miss Silver Deals with Death / Miss Silver Intervenes 1943 Buy ↗ 07 The Clock Strikes Twelve 1944 Buy ↗ 09 She Came Back / The Traveller Returns 1945 Buy ↗ 10 Pilgrim's Rest / Dark Threat 1946 Buy ↗ 12 Wicked Uncle / Spotlight 1947 Buy ↗ 13 The Case of William Smith 1948 Buy ↗ 15 The Catherine Wheel 1949 Buy ↗ 16 Miss Silver Comes to Stay 1949 Buy ↗ 17 The Bradling Collection / Mr Bradling's Collection 1950 Buy ↗ 18 The Ivory Dagger 1950 Buy ↗ 19 Through The Wall 1950 Buy ↗ 20 'Anna, Where Are You?' / Death at Deep End 1951 Buy ↗ 21 The Watersplash 1951 Buy ↗ 23 Out of the Past 1953 Buy ↗ 24 The Silent Pool 1953 Buy ↗ 25 The Vanishing Point 1953 Buy ↗ 26 The Benevent Treasure 1954 Buy ↗ 27 The Gazebo / The Summerhouse 1955 Buy ↗ 28 The Listening Eye 1955 Buy ↗ 29 Poison in the Pen 1955 Buy ↗ 30 The Fingerprint 1956 Buy ↗ 31 The Alington Inheritance 1958 Buy ↗ 32 The Girl in the Cellar 1961 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Benbow Smith Books 4 books · 1929–1937
02 Danger Calling 1931 Buy ↗ 03 Walk with Care 1933 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Ernest Lamb Books 3 books · 1939–1942
01 The Blind Side 1939 Buy ↗ 02 Who Pays the Piper? 1940 Buy ↗ 03 Pursuit of a Parcel 1942 Buy ↗ Publication Order of Standalone Novels 28 books · 1910–2009
01 A Marriage Under the Terror 1910 Buy ↗ 02 The Fire Within 1913 Buy ↗ 03 Queen Anne is Dead 1915 Buy ↗ 04 The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith 1923 Buy ↗ 05 The Annam Jewel 1924 Buy ↗ 06 The Red Lacquer Case 1924 Buy ↗ 07 The Black Cabinet 1925 Buy ↗ 08 The Dower House Mystery 1925 Buy ↗ 09 The Amazing Chance 1926 Buy ↗ 12 Will o' the Wisp 1928 Buy ↗ 15 Beggar's Choice 1930 Buy ↗ 16 Red Shadow / Red Danger 1932 Buy ↗ 17 Nothing Venture 1932 Buy ↗ 18 Outrageous Fortune / Seven Green Stones 1933 Buy ↗ 19 Touch and Go / Devil in the Dark 1934 Buy ↗ 23 Hole and Corner 1936 Buy ↗ 26 Unlawful Occasions / Weekend with Death 1941 Buy ↗ 27 Silence in Court 1945 Buy ↗ 28 The Devil's Wind 2009 Buy ↗