![]() ![]() The no-nonsense Miss Silver is a retired schoolteacher and governess, looking forward to nothing more than a quiet retirement on a rather meagre pension, when she finds herself, through a series of incidents, the proud possessor of a home, a housekeeper, and a whole new profession. And none of that “Oh, I’m just a wooly-headed female” schtick of Miss Marple. Trouble isn’t just a hobby it’s her business. Definitely a little quirky, and she may knit, but the resemblance to Agatha Christie’s Jane Marple ends there. The redoubtable MISS MAUD SILVER (all the early lady detectives seemed to be “Miss Something or Another) is a spinster private investigator in London, England, specializing in thefts and forgeries of fine art works, who is so cozy she actually knits. Here’s one that’s probably not going to be confused with the hard-boiled school of private eyes. ![]()
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