Wicked Uncle (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 12)

The governess-turned-sleuth looks into the dark secrets of a wealthy murder victim—“You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver” (The Observer).
 Dorinda Brown takes a job working for the wealthy Porlock family on a whim, and quickly finds it to be the hardest position she has ever had. The father, Gregory, is a charming tyrant—just the sort of man her aunt always warned her about. His wife is an overfed fool, entirely blind to the defects of her despicable son, and unsympathetic to the pain he causes his governesses. All that Dorinda can stand, for she needs the job. But when murder comes to the Porlock house, it brings along much more unpleasantness. There is a question of blackmail, first of all, and a shocking realization about Dorinda’s past. All told, it adds up to a frightful mystery—the sort that only Miss Maud Silver, the governess-turned-detective, can solve.

• Latter End (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 11)
• The Watersplash (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 21)
• The Catherine Wheel (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 15)
• The Silent Pool
• Out of the Past (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 23)
• Poison in the Pen (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 29)
• The Benevent Treasure (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 26)
• She Came Back: A Miss Silver Mystery Series, Book 9 (The Miss Silver Mysteries)
• The Case of William Smith (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 13)
• Vanishing Point (The Miss Silver Mysteries Book 25)