Patricia Wentworth
This popular British writer of crime fiction was born Dora Amy Elles in India but was educated and lived in England (<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Wentworth>Wikipedia</a>). The private detective featured in many of her novels was <a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Silver>Miss Maud Silver</a>, a retired governess.
Books
The Ash-Tree Press Annual Macabre 1997
1997
ISBN 9781899562374
Miss Silver Comes to Stay
1949
ISBN 9781444715644
The Astonishing Adventure of Jane Smith
1923
ISBN 9798683295967
The Clock Strikes Twelve
1944
ISBN 9780753142202
Latter End (A Miss Silver Mystery)
1947
ISBN 9785830102292
The Catherine Wheel
1949
ISBN 9781983836282
Poison in the Pen (Miss Silver #29)
1955
ISBN 9780809590254