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The Nine Tailors - Dorothy L. Sayers
The Nine Tailors
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Lord Peter Wimsey's car hits a bridge in snow on New Year's Eve, leaving him and Bunter stranded in a country village. Lord Peter is persuaded to ring in the New Year on the church bells, and when a disfigured corpse is discovered in the bell tower, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter to take... show more
Lord Peter Wimsey's car hits a bridge in snow on New Year's Eve, leaving him and Bunter stranded in a country village. Lord Peter is persuaded to ring in the New Year on the church bells, and when a disfigured corpse is discovered in the bell tower, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter to take on what will become one of his most brilliant and complicated cases.
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Format: paperback
Publisher: New English Library
Pages no: 299
Edition language: English
Series: Lord Peter Wimsey (#11)
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Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it
4.0 The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Whimsey)
This was one of the few remaining Whimsey books I had left to read; not being English by birth, and ignorant of the art behind bell ringing, I'd naturally thought this was a mystery about tailors; you know, those that produce clothing. I was set straight a few of years ago, and became determined to...
BrokenTune
BrokenTune rated it
4.0 The Nine Tailors
Toll-toll-toll; and a pause; toll-toll-toll; and a pause; toll-toll-toll; the nine tailors, or teller-strokes, that mark the passing of a man. The year is dead; toll him out with twelve strokes more, one for every passing month. Then silence. Then, from the faint, sweet tubular chimes of the clock o...
ELK's Library
ELK's Library rated it
4.0 The Nine Tailors
I can't say anything to the accuracy of the information of change-ringing, but a lot of effort was clearly put in to research. Unfortunately, I really didn't find any of it all that interesting. The mystery was intriguing and I definitely enjoyed Wimsey's character more in this book than the first o...
C. P. Lesley
C. P. Lesley rated it
This was always one of my favorite Wimseys. I was surprised (and a bit alarmed) to realize how much I had forgotten in the many years since I read it. It took me a disconcertingly long time to remember the crucial point, even though I recalled the final scenes. I reread it for the Dead Writers Socie...
By Singing Light
By Singing Light rated it
3.0 Nine Tailors
I tried re-reading this one to see if I liked it any better. I didn’t, though possibly for different reasons than when I was younger.
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