About the book: 1948 / In “The Case of William Smith,” another novel about Miss Silver, it is no coincidence that old times are mentioned every now and then - the novel is clearly nostalgic in nature . Despite the rather late date of its release - the “Golden Age” of the detective story was ending - it is very consistent with the requirements of that time. The fact is that the British, who had a hard time living through the Second World War, then voraciously read detective novels as escapist literature. The detective stories starring Miss Maud Silver were precisely those that tried their best to recreate in the memory of readers the pre-war era, and which, despite the mention of war, emanated the charm of the thirties. This is quite an entertaining, easy to read story built on the hidden relationship between two families.