{"product_id":"silence-in-court-patricia-wentworth-9781911095637","title":"Silence in Court: A Golden Age Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"How would\u003c\/em\u003e you \u003cem\u003elike to be a rocket? A stranger for a week, an heiress for a week, then down with the stick and a stranger again.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImperious, warm-hearted Honoria Maquisten plans to revise her will - but before the papers can be drawn up, she is dead from an overdose of pills. All eyes are on Carey Silence, a penniless orphan who was recently made Honoria's ward. Suspicion becomes evidence, Carey is arrested and her trial is prepared. So begins a classic golden age mystery with many suspects and twists. Who was the 'rocket' referred to? Who was it Honoria really intended to cut out of her will? And most importantly - who murdered her?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis novel, from 1945, tells the story of one of the most dramatic trials in detective fiction - the trial of Carey Silence. The new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"When I pick up a book by Patricia Wentworth I think, now to enjoy myself - and I always do.\" Mary Dell, \u003cem\u003eDaily Mirror\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Wentworth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1911095633\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911095637\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/02\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 222\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.47d","brand":"Patricia Wentworth","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989528772863,"sku":"9781911095637","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a88ef2ad-170a-4380-bb2e-0210d7a18ee4.jpg?v=1683300021","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/silence-in-court-patricia-wentworth-9781911095637","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}