Will o' the Wisp: A Golden Age Mystery

She's a hula mula wula girl,



She's a crazy daisy nightmare



My baby's a scream.





David Fordyce wasn't looking forward to his birthday party, an annual event he shared with his grandmother. But this year Eleanor would be there-Eleanor, whom he had not seen in seven years, ever since she'd married Cosmo Rayne.





There are mysteries concerning the late Mr. Rayne, and his lovely widow-but then David has secrets of his own. When a black clad figure crosses the line between shadow and moonlight the game is afoot in one of Patricia Wentworth's most eerie and thrilling stories.





Will o' the Wisp was originally published in 1928. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.





When I pick up a book by Patricia Wentworth I think, now to enjoy myself-and I always do. Mary Dell, Daily Mirror

Patricia Wentworth was born Dora Amy Elles in India in 1877 (not 1878 as has sometimes been stated). She was first educated privately in India, and later at Blackheath School for Girls. Her first husband was George Dillon, with whom she had her only child, a daughter. She also had two stepsons from her first marriage, one of whom died in the Somme during World War I.

Her first novel was published in 1910, but it wasn't until the 1920's that she embarked on her long career as a writer of mysteries. Her most famous creation was Miss Maud Silver, who appeared in 32 novels, though there were a further 33 full-length mysteries not featuring Miss Silver-the entire run of these is now reissued by Dean Street Press.

Patricia Wentworth died in 1961. She is recognized today as one of the pre-eminent exponents of the classic British golden age mystery novel.