Patricia Wentworth

Patricia Wentworth was the pen name of Dora Amy Elles, a British crime fiction author best known for her Miss Silver mystery series. Born in India in 1878, she wrote over sixty novels during a career spanning four decades. The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith is an early thriller featuring a resourceful heroine caught up in mystery and danger. Wentworth's writing combines engaging plots with memorable characters and the mannered charm of golden age crime fiction. She died in 1961. Her audiobooks and books continue to delight readers and listeners who appreciate classic British mystery fiction with clever heroines and entertaining, well-crafted puzzles.