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Miss Silver Books in Order

Miss Silver by Patricia Wentworth contains 32 books, published between 1928 and 1961. The first book is Grey Mask (1928) and the newest is The Girl in the Cellar (1961). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
32
Published
1928–1961
Confirmed
4 of 32 titles
Pages on record
5,085 in 19 of 32 books
Reading time
85–127 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 5,085 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 32 titles with a page count on record.

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Miss Silver is a detective series by Patricia Wentworth featuring Maud Silver, a woman private investigator working in England. The run holds 32 books published between 1928 and 1961, opening with Grey Mask (1928) and closing with The Girl in the Cellar (1961). Several titles carry alternate names, among them Danger Point / In the Balance (1941) and Miss Silver Deals with Death / Miss Silver Intervenes (1943). The series is complete.

How many Miss Silver books are there?

Miss Silver has 32 books, released between 1928 and 1961.

Miss Silver Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 32 Miss Silver books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Grey Mask by Patricia Wentworth, book 1 of the Miss Silver series (1928)
  2. Cover of The Case is Closed by Patricia Wentworth, book 2 of the Miss Silver series (1937)
  3. Cover of Lonesome Road by Patricia Wentworth, book 3 of the Miss Silver series (1939)
  4. Cover of Danger Point / In the Balance by Patricia Wentworth, book 4 of the Miss Silver series (1941)
  5. Cover of The Chinese Shawl by Patricia Wentworth, book 5 of the Miss Silver series (1943)
  6. Cover of Miss Silver Deals with Death / Miss Silver Intervenes by Patricia Wentworth, book 6 of the Miss Silver series (1943)
  7. Cover of The Clock Strikes Twelve by Patricia Wentworth, book 7 of the Miss Silver series (1944)
  8. Cover of The Key by Patricia Wentworth, book 8 of the Miss Silver series (1944)
  9. Cover of Wicked Uncle / Spotlight by Patricia Wentworth, book 12 of the Miss Silver series (1947)
  10. Cover of The Case of William Smith by Patricia Wentworth, book 13 of the Miss Silver series (1948)
  11. Cover of Eternity Ring by Patricia Wentworth, book 14 of the Miss Silver series (1948)
  12. Cover of The Catherine Wheel by Patricia Wentworth, book 15 of the Miss Silver series (1949)
  13. Cover of Miss Silver Comes to Stay by Patricia Wentworth, book 16 of the Miss Silver series (1949)
  14. Cover of The Bradling Collection / Mr Bradling's Collection by Patricia Wentworth, book 17 of the Miss Silver series (1950)
  15. Cover of The Ivory Dagger by Patricia Wentworth, book 18 of the Miss Silver series (1950)
  16. Cover of Through The Wall by Patricia Wentworth, book 19 of the Miss Silver series (1950)
  17. Cover of The Watersplash by Patricia Wentworth, book 21 of the Miss Silver series (1951)
  18. Cover of Ladies' Bane by Patricia Wentworth, book 22 of the Miss Silver series (1952)
  19. Cover of Out of the Past by Patricia Wentworth, book 23 of the Miss Silver series (1953)
  20. Cover of The Benevent Treasure by Patricia Wentworth, book 26 of the Miss Silver series (1954)
  21. Cover of The Gazebo / The Summerhouse by Patricia Wentworth, book 27 of the Miss Silver series (1955)
  22. Cover of Poison in the Pen by Patricia Wentworth, book 29 of the Miss Silver series (1955)
  23. Cover of The Fingerprint by Patricia Wentworth, book 30 of the Miss Silver series (1956)
  24. Cover of The Alington Inheritance by Patricia Wentworth, book 31 of the Miss Silver series (1958)
  1. 1
    Grey Mask1928 · confirmed 2/4
    1928–
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  2. 2
    The Case is Closed1937 · confirmed 2/4
    1937–
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  3. 3
    Lonesome Road1939 · confirmed 2/4
    1939–
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  4. 4
    Danger Point / In the Balance1941 · 338 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1941338
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  5. 5
    The Chinese Shawl1943 · confirmed 2/4
    1943–
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  6. 6
    Miss Silver Deals with Death / Miss Silver Intervenes1943 · 231 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1943231
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  7. 7
    The Clock Strikes Twelve1944 · confirmed 2/4
    1944–
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  8. 8
    The Key1944 · 236 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1944236
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  9. 9
    She Came Back / The Traveller Returns1945 · 194 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1945194
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  10. 10
    Pilgrim's Rest / Dark Threat1946 · 257 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1946257
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  11. 11
    Latter End1947 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1947288
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  12. 12
    Wicked Uncle / Spotlight1947 · 279 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1947279
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  13. 13
    The Case of William Smith1948 · 313 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1948313
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  14. 14
    Eternity Ring1948 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1948254
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  15. 15
    The Catherine Wheel1949 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1949384
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  16. 16
    Miss Silver Comes to Stay1949 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1949208
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  17. 17
    The Bradling Collection / Mr Bradling's Collection1950 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950224
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  18. 18
    The Ivory Dagger1950 · 267 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950267
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  19. 19
    Through The Wall1950 · 230 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1950230
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  20. 20
    'Anna, Where Are You?' / Death at Deep End1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  21. 21
    The Watersplash1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  22. 22
    Ladies' Bane1952 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952272
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  23. 23
    Out of the Past1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  24. 24
    The Silent Pool1953 · 326 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1953326
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  25. 25
    The Vanishing Point1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  26. 26
    The Benevent Treasure1954 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1954288
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  27. 27
    The Gazebo / The Summerhouse1955 · confirmed 2/4
    1955–
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  28. 28
    The Listening Eye1955 · confirmed 2/4
    1955–
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  29. 29
    Poison in the Pen1955 · 208 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1955208
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  30. 30
    The Fingerprint1956 · 288 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1956288
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  31. 31
    The Alington Inheritance1958 · confirmed 2/4
    1958–
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  32. 32
    The Girl in the Cellar1961 · confirmed 2/4
    1961–
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Is there a chronological order for Miss Silver?

No separate chronological order is on record for Miss Silver, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Miss Silver books in order?

You should read the Miss Silver books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Miss Silver book also stands alone.

Where to start with Miss Silver

Start with Grey Mask (1928), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Miss Silver book?

The Girl in the Cellar (1961) is the newest Miss Silver book released so far.

Is there a new Miss Silver book coming?

No next Miss Silver book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Miss Silver at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Miss Silver title on record dates from 1961, 65 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Miss Silver books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
5,085 pages across the 19 of 32 books with a recorded length, a median of 267 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Miss Silver books, 15 of 32, were published in the 1950s.

What the Miss Silver books are about

29 of the 32 Miss Silver books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: england is tagged on 27 of 29. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Patricia Wentworth

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.

Characters in the Miss Silver books

The character linked below has its own reading-order page.