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    The Black Cabinet

    By Patricia Wentworth

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    A poor but beautiful young girl is made heiress of her mysterious cousin who has made a tidy fortune in blackmailing. The capital—indiscreet letters which would rule the lives of all sorts of distinguished English people—is kept secret in a safe behind a black cabinet. Cousin Dane whispers the combination to Chloe and straightaway dies. His mistake in his career was in having accomplices and poor Chloe falls into their hands. They stop at nothing, but she succeeds in opening the safe and destroying the letters.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWildside Press
    Release dateMar 12, 2021
    ISBN9781479457052
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    Patricia Wentworth

    Patricia Wentworth (1878–1961) was one of the masters of classic English mystery writing. Born in India as Dora Amy Elles, she began writing after the death of her first husband, publishing her first novel in 1910. In the 1920s, she introduced the character who would make her famous: Miss Maud Silver, the former governess whose stout figure, fondness for Tennyson, and passion for knitting served to disguise a keen intellect. Along with Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple, Miss Silver is the definitive embodiment of the English style of cozy mysteries.

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