The Late Scholar (Hardcover) by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L Sayers

from rvhatha

Let's be clear from the beginning: Jill Paton Walsh is no Dorothy Sayers. But, with the approval of Sayers' estate, she has done not merely a credible job of continuing the partnership of Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, but a delightful one, as well. In this latest installment, it's 1953, and...

from Jaylia3

Jill Paton Walsh may not be Dorothy L. Sayers, but this is still a witty, entertaining story and it's wonderful to have more Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet. This story takes place later than Sayer's books, after the WWII, but fortunately Bunter is still around serving as Lord Peter's devoted valet...

from lostinalibrary

The year is 1953 and, due to the death of his older brother, aristocrat and sleuth Peter Wimsey, now middle-aged and married, has been forced to don the mantle of Duke of Denver. Among the many unanticipated duties of his new title is that of Visitor to St Severin's College at Oxford. When an imp...

from JaneSteen

Where I got the book: my local library. The fact that I didn't buy it is indicative of my uneasy relationship with Jill Paton Walsh's last Wimsey-Vane book, The Attenbury Emeralds. **SPOILER WARNING** somewhat spoilerish, where I needed to discuss a point and couldn't do it without giving away wh...

from BookAngel_a

I have always been a fan of Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series. My only regret is that she didn't write even more books in the series. So needless to say, this new mystery series based on Sayers' characters peaked my interest. This is the first of the Jill Paton Walsh series that I ...