I hereby dub this review: "In need of a good stupping".This is the second mystery that Harriet and Peter investigate 'together' – and by together I mean that Harriet spends quite a time collecting facts, and Peter does all the analysis and deduction. Indeed, he spots the culprit almost immediate on...
One of my very favorite books. I tried writing a review, but I think I said all that I had to say over on the AAR blog a few years ago. Here it is: http://www.likesbooks.com/blog/?p=1337
Dorothy L. Sayers's mystery novels tend to focus on her debonair aristocrat detective Lord Peter Wimsey, but in Gaudy Night, he takes on a more supporting role, and the object of his affection, Miss Harriet Vane, is the protagonist and takes centre stage, working to solve a series of very destructiv...
Gaudy Night has Lord Peter playing a minor role, and Harriet Vane as the main character. A little bit slow in the beginning, but the action picks up farther into the book. This mystery novel is unique in the fact that there is no murder, but rather crimes like vandalism, slander, and assault. I r...
A thriller with no murder to boost of. I feel its one of the best of the Peter Wimsey's mysteries. Oxford setting with Poison pen letters and Feminine dilemma of early 20th century makes it an excellent read.
I love this novel. The mystery is well-done, but other issues take precedence. The relationship between Peter and Harriet, the role of women, the conflict between the intellectual and the emotional life are all explored with skill and passion. I have read Gaudy Night a number of times over the years...
Reading Gaudy Night felt a bit like driving on a crowded snail-speed bus, with all these fancy looking cars with number plates as Howl's Moving Castle, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and The Shadow of the Wind passing me by. I could not resist asking for rides, only to reluctantly hop back onto...
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