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by Dorothy L. Sayers
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Murder by Death
Murder by Death rated it 5 years ago
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 8 years ago
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 8 years ago
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 9 years ago
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 10 years ago
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.
Batgrl: Bookish Hooha
Batgrl: Bookish Hooha rated it 10 years ago
I meant to post this while episode one was still online, oops - it's not, but you should be able to listen to episode 5 if you want to hop in on the last three. The Nine Tailors (link to episode 1 of 8) "Posh sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey probes an unsolved jewel theft and a grave mystery. Dorothy L Sa...
Bettie's Books
Bettie's Books rated it 11 years ago
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...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 11 years ago
As fond as I am of Wimsey, I could not get through the lengthy passages about bell ringing. I'm gonna skip this one and move on.Library copy
Andrea K Höst
Andrea K Höst rated it 11 years ago
Wimsey is side-tracked during a snowstorm, adds another talent to his repertoire, unravels most of a mystery, but can't quite solve it. Again Sayer has Wimsey realise something after ages of faffing about. Despite demonstrating that Wimsey clearly had heard about such things happening before, and ...
Kim Reads and Bakes
Kim Reads and Bakes rated it 13 years ago
This is a wonderful novel. From the first scenes set in the bleak and snowy Fens countryside, Sayers works her magic. The landscape, the church bells, the superbly-drawn characters and the mystery (well, two mysteries) are expertly woven together to make a supremely satisfying whole. Novels that tak...
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