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Silent pool

Mystery Pool OLSN.

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  • "The famous stage actress Adriana Ford in her retirement is the head of a large household full of dependents. When a series of subtle yet suspicious accidents befalls her she contacts Miss Silver. During a large party, Ford is murdered and the next day her body is discovered lying in a silent pool of water in the garden."
  • "Mystery Pool OLSN."@en
  • "An actress who fears her life is threatened comes to Miss Silver for help Mrs. Smith is not the first woman who has come to Maud Silver, the genteel private detective, claiming that someone is trying to kill her. She tells a story of attempted poisoning, a shove down a flight of stairs, and a house full of relatives who might want to push her out of the way. Miss Silver is intrigued, not least because this is not Mrs. Smith. Despite her attempt at a disguise, the detective recognizes the woman as Adriana Ford, the grand dame of the London stage. Mrs. Smith was a ruse; the attempts on her life are quite real. There is soon a body at Adriana’s country estate, but it is not the actress who has been killed. Fully interested, Miss Silver travels to the house, where she learns that the actress is not the only one who tells lies."
  • ""A Miss Silver mystery.""@en
  • "Een oude excentrieke actrice roept de hulp in van een vrouwelijke privé-detective omdat ze bang is vermoord te worden."
  • "D'abord, elle avait eu l'impression qu'on l'avait poussée dans l'escalier. Puis il y eut cette assiette de velouté de champignons empoisonné. Le comprimé douteux dans son flacon de somnifères finit de l'inquiéter."
  • "After being pushed downstairs and poisoned with mushroom soup, Adriana Ford decided to call Miss Silver. Miss Silver, with impeccable logic, pointed out that the person trying to kill her must be a member of her own household. Then the murders started. New cover reissue."@en
  • "An actress who fears her life is threatened comes to Miss Silver for help. Mrs. Smith is not the first woman who has come to Maud Silver, the genteel private detective, claiming that someone is trying to kill her. She tells a story of attempted poisoning, a shove down a flight of stairs, and a house full of relatives who might want to push her out of the way. Miss Silver is intrigued, not least because this is not Mrs. Smith. Despite her attempt at a disguise, the detective recognizes the woman as Adriana Ford, the grand dame of the London stage. Mrs. Smith was a ruse; the attempts on her life are quite real. There is soon a body at Adriana's country estate, but it is not the actress who has been killed. Fully interested, Miss Silver travels to the house, where she learns that the actress is not the only one who tells lies."@en
  • "A Miss Silver mystery."

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  • "Large print"@en
  • "Electronic books"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "Fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"
  • "Mystery fiction"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"@en
  • "Detective and mystery stories"
  • "Mystery"@en

http://schema.org/name

  • "Het stille water"
  • "La mort au fond du jardin"
  • "Silent pool"@en
  • "The Silent Pool"@en
  • "Silent Pool"@en
  • "El Estanque en silencio"
  • "В тихом омуте"
  • "El estanque en silencio"@es
  • "V tikhom omute"
  • "The silent pool"
  • "The silent pool"@en

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