" my love swears that she is made of truth I will believe her, though I know she lies" The second Peter Wimsey novel begins with Peter on an extended holiday in Corsica, enjoying the sights and recovering from the events of "Whose Body." His trip is cut short when Bunter informs him that his bro...
The Plot: Debonair aristocrat Lord Peter Wimsey, second son of the Duke of Denver, is intrigued when an architect acquaintance of his mother's discovers a naked anonymous corpse in his bathtub. Criminology is an entertaining hobby of Lord Peter's, so with the help of his skills, his detective BFF Mr...
The cleanly shaven and with a spine broken body of a person unknown is found in the bathtub of mr Thripp. The latter swears in the inquest that he has no hand at this deed for he was in one of the Night Clubs of London with a long-absent friend. At the same time, the financier, Mr Reuben Levy is mis...
In my quest for BL book collection perfection, I noticed just how many of my books I never reviewed in any fashion. Since I enjoy a good re-read now and again, I've decided to re-visit my shelves and the friends that lie therein, in between my Mt. TBR reads (which really, is getting to be the TBR R...
I remember adoring Sayers and her Lord Wimsey, but I admit upon reacquaintance I found his aristocratic manner irksome at first, and I was put off with his attitude that this was a hobby and puzzle. It's akin to an attitude you see in Sherlock Holmes, but somehow seemed more callous in a wealthy ari...
It's difficult for me to be objective about Dorothy L Sayers. Since discovering [b:Strong Poison|246225|Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #6)|Dorothy L. Sayers|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327883280s/246225.jpg|1121561] in the school library when I was about 14, she has been one of my fav...
Really liked this the first time I read it, but enjoyed it better this time around. Great writing and characterization. Love Peter, Bunter, Parker and the wonderful Dowager Duchess. Can see myself becoming a huge Sayers fan and am very much looking forward to reading the rest of the Wimsey books....
First of the Wimsey mysteries, we find Lord Peter established in his hobby of 'teckery - and quite the casual chatterbox he proves to be: clever and inconsequential and in it for the fun.It's the attack of shell shock, and Bunter's closing line after dealing with it, which takes these characters and...
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