The British governess-turned-sleuth visits a small village hiding big secrets in this "timelessly charming" cozy mystery series (Charlotte MacLeod).

The citizens of Melling are perfectly ordinary. Some might even consider them boring, but not Miss Maud Silver. It's been some years since she gave up work as a governess to become a detective, and her fascination with people has served her well during that time. Now, she's come to Melling to pay a long-postponed visit to an old school chum -- but Miss Silver's vacations never last long.

The town's prodigal son has returned, wealthy and not exactly nostalgic for his hometown. He intends to sell his manor house and be done with Melling forever. But this cozy English hamlet hasn't finished with him yet...

• We started tracking this book on September 12, 2011.
• This book was $9.99 when we started tracking it.
• The price of this book has changed 243 times in the past 4,608 days.
• The current price of this book is $8.99 last checked one day ago.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past 90 days is $1.99.
• This lowest price this book has been offered at in the past year is $0.99.
• The lowest price to date was $0.99 last reached on October 16, 2023.
• This book has been $0.99 one time since we started tracking it.
• The highest price to date was $11.99 last reached on September 29, 2012.
• This book has been $11.99 one time since we started tracking it.

• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseMysteryTraditional Detectives
• Mystery, Thriller & SuspenseMysteryAmateur Sleuth

• Publication Date: July 26, 2011
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 348 Pages
• File Size: 9,811 KB