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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
Very well written, but not one of her better stories and more than a bit depressing with some racial and sexual-orientation prejudice thrown in. For hardcore Sayers fans.
Possibly not the outcome I was expecting but we wouldn’t think of Lord Peter traipsing all over the countryside for no reason. Missed Jeeves’ involvement, the banter between him and Lord Peter is so entertaining.
Re-reading these as audio -- the narrator is exceedingly plummy, which works very well. I agree with the other reviewers -- the story's great, it's too bad that it is such a product of its times -- though I loved that despite the racism evident in the book, Cousin Hallelujah was very much the injured person and acknowledged as such by Whimsy and Parker. Wish he'd come through it with even more gain.
Another excellent Lord Peter mystery. In this outing, Lord Peter must find out if a crime has actually taken place. When elderly Miss Dawson passes on, her doctor is perplexed because he can't acertain the [b:cause of death|6541|Cause of Death (Scarpetta Book 7)|Patricia Cornwell|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165603739s/6541.jpg|2408] -- her heart failed, but he can't figure out why. She was dying of cancer, but that wasn't what killed her, and there are no signs of struggle, suffocation, or poison. Is it foul play? Besides the tricksy plot (I was totally stumped re: the murder weapon, although now of course it seems obvious), I really enjoyed the repartee between Lord Peter and his stolid friend Detective Parker.
Warning: spoilers!
I liked this mystery even better than the first Lord Wimsey one I listened to over Christmas. There's something really soothing about listening to these old school mysteries on audiobook. Plus, even though it never exactly became explicit, I'm quite sure two older ladies (one of whom was the first murder victim) and the grand niece (who turned out to be the murderer) were all women-loving-women. They did things like vow to never marry and remain spinsters living with their women "friends" and earn their own livings through unladylike ways such as breeding horses and murdering their great aunts.
I would like to see more Bunter next time though. Wimsey's butler is awesome.
I liked this mystery even better than the first Lord Wimsey one I listened to over Christmas. There's something really soothing about listening to these old school mysteries on audiobook. Plus, even though it never exactly became explicit, I'm quite sure two older ladies (one of whom was the first murder victim) and the grand niece (who turned out to be the murderer) were all women-loving-women. They did things like vow to never marry and remain spinsters living with their women "friends" and earn their own livings through unladylike ways such as breeding horses and murdering their great aunts.
I would like to see more Bunter next time though. Wimsey's butler is awesome.
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
I've only just started reading Sayers' work, and I enjoy the outsized personalities she creates. This audiobook was wonderful too.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I enjoyed this rather dark LPW volume and it is many ways fresh and original. But gosh the racist and anti-Semitic language - used by good guys as well as bad - is hard to read.
This book contains a handful of racial slurs which are unacceptable. However, I did appreciate that the murderer turned out to be a white lady who used social racism to her advantage.
This is also the third book out of three so far that have ended with a suicide. I found the suicide in this one to be especially unbelievable.
Aside from these points, this book was adorable and cozy. I especially love Miss Climpson, Peter's weaponized spinster agent.
This is also the third book out of three so far that have ended with a suicide. I found the suicide in this one to be especially unbelievable.
Aside from these points, this book was adorable and cozy. I especially love Miss Climpson, Peter's weaponized spinster agent.