Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane: Thrones, Dominations : A Lord Peter Wimsey / Harriet Vane Mystery (Series #1) (Paperback)

from NellieMc

Reread this recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. However, it should be noted that the mystery is a bit weak -- it's really a book about relationships, comparing the Vane/Wimsey match with a society match. You do need to be a Wimsey fan and have read the books leading up to this -- otherwise, the c...

from raschneid

Fan sequels or continuations have a reputation for being awful, but Walsh really did almost get it right in this book. To my (contemporary American) ear, she gets Sayers' voice spot on, and delivers just the right combination of fun character drama and tangled mystery.There are a few self-indulge...

from jjvors

Hi Amber, I just finished Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy Sayers. Here's my review: Thrones, Dominations by Dorothy Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh is a fitting end to the career of Lord Peter Wimsy and Harriet Vane. Ms. Sayers ceased writing it in 1937 and Jill Paton Walsh finished it after her deat...

from AprilFollies

Jill Paton Walsh does a fairly good job of staying true to the tone of the Sayers novels - most of the time. (Of course, this is occasionally done by re-using jokes and phrases from the other books, but writers borrow from their own earlier work sometimes, too.) Harriet's maid, for instance, writ...

from raizel

I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. The mystery part is a bit confusing and some clues are given way too late in the story and I guessed whodunit, but the non-mystery parts of the story, which deal with people and relationships with lots of contrasting couples, was well done. I also ...