The Fingerprint
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4.0 • 4 Ratings
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- $0.99
Publisher Description
Frank Abbott’s vacations never last very long, and his trip to Field End is no exception. He has hardly enjoyed a moment of Jonathan Field’s hospitality before tragedy strikes. A niece ventures into old Jonathan’s study at night to ask him a question, and finds him stone cold with a revolver by his hand. An obvious suicide, it seems, but Inspector Abbott is not so sure.
He asks his friend Maud Silver, the brilliant detective, for assistance. She agrees it must be murder. But who is the killer? Assisting their investigation is the dead man’s strange habit of fingerprinting all who come to visit. But there are fingerprints all over the house, and solving this murder will require Miss Silver’s particularly delicate touch.
Customer Reviews
Dear Miss Silver
I always wish I had an Aunt like Miss Silver. She sees things with marvelous clarity. I have read a number of the books in this series, and enjoy them, especially those with the detective Frank Abbott. He’s quite young and not as impressive here, but was smart enough to consult Miss Silver. There’s an extremely annoying young woman in a major role here, and the murder victim was also largely unsympathetic. But an average Miss Silver is still better than many other books.