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Miss Silver travels to the country to investigate a young man who may be deceiving his wife

No one has seen Allegra Trent since she got married. Her husband swept her off her feet and out of London, to a faraway town called Bleake. She has stopped writing letters, and her family has begun to worry. Allegra’s husband is a strange man, consumed with the dream of owning a ramshackle medieval estate, and he intends to use his new wife’s money to do it. Why he wants to live there no one knows, but Josepha Bowden does not want his castle to become her goddaughter’s prison. She asks the help of Maud Silver, the former governess who now makes a living using her reason to unravel the intricacies of murder. There has been no killing in Bleake, but if Miss Silver doesn’t intervene quickly, there could be one soon.

Coronet Books 1979
First published in 1954 (1952?)

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Hippunen jännitystä kesäpäiviin!

Looks interesting, going to read this sometimes in future!

Quite interesting, quite good really!

Something more to put in Kirjakko's box!

Sounds a bit scary, but will give it a try. Thanks for the X-mas bookbox, Chania, I'm afraid that your Christmas is postponed to February...🙊

Haven't still read this. Perhaps I should spare this for the BC-weekend in Porvoo and the mystery writer's tour in September, but I also need to make room in my tiny flat. Taavina is coming to town and we have a mini-meet-up, so will put this on offer.

The book wasn't taken and as Chania had liked it I decided to give it a go - so it came back home against all better judgement...

Finally began reading this as it looked like a quick read. Ought to have something to leave behind on an outing to a lighthouse in a few days time.
The book was first published in 1954 when they still had smog in London town. Somewhat similar plotting in one of Victoria Thompson's Gaslight Mystery books I recenrly read (Murder on Astor Place).

Pic: I'm on holiday and reading on the shores of The Island of Happy People is just perfect!

Finished, a quick read. I did smell the rat for some time.

Pic: I’m getting ahead of things, this is the Söderskär lighthouse from the inside.

Left in the lighthouse of Söderskär.