Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Unnatural Death, (Paperback)

from Kasthu

I've had this book on my shelf for a while, ever since I bought it used in a bookstore near where I used to live in Brooklyn. My interest in Sayers's novels resurfaced a couple of months ago, and since I'm reading her books in order of publication, this one was up on deck next after Clouds of Wit...

from atimco

An elderly woman, bedridden in the later stages of terminal cancer, dies suddenly and unexpectedly at her country home, attended only by her niece and a hired nurse. Her doctor is puzzled, but his suspicions seem groundless and no inquest is held. Three years later, Lord Peter Wimsey learns of th...

from thesmellofbooks

Such a delightful book in so many ways. The writing is great, the characters enchanting, the setting fascinating, the mystery interesting. One important character is not developed to the extent I'd wished, but all in all, good. It is sometimes a struggle to decide with a book if the sexism, racis...

from phoebesmum

The third Wimsey mystery, and an oddity - or rather, it would be an oddity if not for the fact that, whilst they helped define the Golden Age detective novel, all the Wimsey books are unconventional examples of the genre. Here, the very fact of the murder itself is debatable; to all outward appea...

from JeremyPreacher

Entertaining, if a trifle slow and involuted to suit me. There was definitely some weird homophobic undertones, but there were also some apparently admirable happily paired women (if it's never made explicit that they were lovers, it's still definitely open that they were life partners.) I found ...