Murder by Death

I've read through chapter 11 tonight and have met Miss Silver.  It was a brief meeting, so I can't say much about her personality yet; so far she comes across nice enough, if a bit condescending.  

I can figure out Charles' role at all yet, beyond bankrolling Miss Silver and mooning about over Margaret.  And I started out really disliking the attorney, Mr. Hale, but quickly changed my mind after the scene with Egbert, which made me laugh.  There's a sort of humour in this book that keeps making me think of Jane Austen.

So far I'm liking everything except what feels like the inevitable girl-in-peril focus of the romantic subplot; I'm not a fan of tragic heroines in need of rescue and that vibe is definitely dampening my enjoyment so far.  Hopefully I'll turn out to have been wrong about that part.