Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane Mysteries: The Attenbury Emeralds (Audiobook)

from adpaton

Lord Peter Wimsey is a Golden Age gentleman sleuth who has not stood the test of time as well as Hercules Poirot or Jane Marple: originally created by the donnish Dorothy Sayers, he has been rediscovered by Jill Paton Walsh in a series of pastiches, remaining true to the original but more readabl...

from melaniehope

This is the third book in the series. I tried reading the first 2 books, but never made it past the first few chapters. So I was so surprised at how much I enjoyed this book. It was like settling down to a good old-fashioned mystery movie. I like that a character list is included in the book, and...

from Dorritt

As a fan of the original Sayers' mysteries, approached this with trepidation. Would the author do justice to the characters, the mood, the voice of the Sayers originals? In a word, yes. Which is, as it turns out, both fortunate and regrettable. What I suspect most fans value in the original Wimse...

from JaneSteen

Where I got the book: purchased on Amazon. SPOILER WARNING: I can't discuss one particular point without a massive spoiler, so please don't read this if you're intending to read the book. I think this particular plot twist deserves to jump out at you from a dark corner, but I also feel it's impor...

from Keeline

She captured the characters well, had an interesting story that takes place both in Wimsey's past and "present" and brings up many of our favorite characters from the series. I'm a fan of Sayers and it was nice to be able to read something that felt like one of her late Wimsey stories.