Lonesome Road

Lonesome Road is another of Patricia Wentworth's vastly entertaining Miss Silver murder mysteries except that on this occasion it is a case of attempted murder. Miss Silver is approached by Rachel Treherne who has received a series of threatening letters. Miss Treherne was the sole beneficiary of her wealthy father's will and has since been surrounded by a collection of impecunious relatives all of whom are using Rachels sensitivity to her position to obtain money from her. Despite the series of murderous traps laid for her the fact that only a member of her household could be responsible makes her refuse to involve the police or even to name a suspect. Notwithstanding these obstacles placed in her path by her client Miss Silver sorts things out to everyone's satisfaction but the would-be muderer and without calling on her friends from Scotland Yard. Another good'un.