{"product_id":"in-the-balance-9781504047869","title":"In the Balance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis first wife died suddenly--and his wealthy new bride may be about to meet a similar fate . . .\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Former schoolteacher Miss Maud Silver is making her way back to London when, with a violent shudder of the train, a young woman is thrust into her compartment. She is beautiful, well dressed, newly married, and wealthy--which may be about to get her killed.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In a state of shock, Lisle Jerningham explains that she fled her home in a hurry when she overheard a sinister conversation through the bushes. Her new husband's first wife died in an apparent accident, and the resultant infusion of cash saved his family home. Now, he is broke again--and trying to engineer a second convenient mishap. Miss Silver is unsure whether the drama is real or a figment of Lisle's imagination--but if this frightened young lady is a target for murder, the killer will have to deal with the governess-turned-sleuth first.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Starring a mature sleuth who \"has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot\", \u003cem\u003eIn the Balance \u003c\/em\u003eis a classic British mystery (\u003cem\u003eManchester Evening News\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Wentworth is a first-rate storyteller.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Miss Silver has her place in detective fiction as surely as Lord Peter Wimsey or Hercule Poirot.\" --\u003cem\u003eManchester Evening News \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You can't go wrong with Miss Maud Silver.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatricia Wentworth \u003c\/strong\u003e(1878-1961) was one of the masters of classic English mystery writing. Born in India as Dora Amy Elles, she began writing after the death of her first husband, publishing her first novel in 1910. In the 1920s, she introduced the character who would make her famous: Miss Maud Silver, the former governess whose stout figure, fondness for Tennyson, and passion for knitting served to disguise a keen intellect. Along with Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, Miss Silver is the definitive embodiment of the English style of cozy mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Mystery \u0026amp; Thri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/24\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504047869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 338\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.76d","brand":"Patricia Wentworth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655192178844,"sku":"9781504047869","price":19.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a2224646-08ee-45a5-a63b-d78ac9d2b13c.jpg?v=1603884958","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/in-the-balance-9781504047869","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}