Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers is a classic mystery novel. There is a murder, but there's also an understated and ongoing courtship, a tangle of relationships and choices, and the decision of its heroine about the path she'll take in future. It will make you wish you were an Oxford scholar. The writi...
I started reading this book fully intending to keep an eye on Harriet's character since I've read some critics saying that she's simply a stand-in for Sayers. Unfortunately, I have a weak spot for romance so after some time didn't care about it. I simply enjoy the story, which thanks to the lack of ...
A couple of years ago I thought (as a gesture to God saying something like, “Hey, we don’t disagree about everything and anyway what do I know about life?”) that I would start going to a certain church where the pastor was an ex-football star. When I say it now it doesn’t sound like a very good ide...
Harriet Vane is long past marrying age, independent (like Mrs. Sayers herself, she is a mystery writer) ... and on top of all that, she was the primary suspect in the murder of her own fiancé not too long ago. So can she possibly be a good choice as the person that her alma mater, Oxford's [fictiona...
I don’t know if I can accurately express how much I love this book. I have to admit that, for me anyway, it is the pinnacle of the Lord Peter series, the shining achievement. Busman’s Honeymoon is, in contrast, little more than an afterthought. Not that I want to rag on Busman’s Honeymoon–it’s just ...
Fantastic, fantastic novel. It’s worth reading the entire Wimsey series just to get to this book. Harriet Vane returns to Oxford for a class reunion, only to be caught up in the deranged anger of an ever-escalating vandal. The mystery itself is not terribly mysterious—most people will have the crimi...
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