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Jane Smith, an impecunious and intrepid heroine, finds herself in the wrong place at the right time, swept into an adventure which will include imposture, peril, romance and... murder. The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith, the first of Patricia Wentworth's... Read Full Overview

Patricia Wentworth's first mystery novel!

Between a mysterious gang of anarchists, a cast of mistaken identity, and murder-what's a plucky young heroine to do but take immediate and decisive action? A classic Golden Age suspense novel, full of thrills, adventure, and... Read Full Overview

Patricia Wentworth's first mystery novel!

Between a mysterious gang of anarchists, a cast of mistaken identity, and murder-what's a plucky young heroine to do but take immediate and decisive action? A classic Golden Age suspense novel, full of thrills, adventure, and... Read Full Overview

Dora Amy Elles (15 October 1877 - 28 January 1961), who wrote as Patricia Wentworth, was a British crime fiction writer.

She was born in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India (then the British Raj), and was educated first privately, then at Blackheath High School... Read Full Overview

Dora Amy Elles (15 October 1877 - 28 January 1961), who wrote as Patricia Wentworth, was a British crime fiction writer.

She was born in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India (then the British Raj), and was educated first privately, then at Blackheath High School... Read Full Overview

This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped... Read Full Overview

Dora Amy Elles (15 October 1877 - 28 January 1961), who wrote as Patricia Wentworth, was a British crime fiction writer.She was born in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India (then the British Raj), and was educated first privately, then at Blackheath High School for Girls in London... Read Full Overview