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Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers

4.0

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As with many of Sayers' novels, the focus of this story is arguably NOT the mystery at hand. Immediately following Gaudy Night, Busman's Honeymoon picks up on the day of Peter and Harriet's wedding and follows them to their honeymoon. As something of a wedding gift, Peter has purchased Harriet a house in the village in which she grew up, and which she had always daydreamed about as a girl. Upon their arrival to the home, they discover that the former occupant has not completely vacated the premises...he's the corpse in the basement. Their first case as husband and wife finds Harriet adjusting to a side of Wimsey that she had never really noticed before. At least not at such close quarters. Harriet is unsure of her role in Wimsey's practice, and is startled by how deeply he feels the guilt of being responsible for finding the killer. Though he has a strong sense of moral correctness, he never fails to realize that the murderer is still a human being, and that due to his investigations that human will now also lose his life as a consequence of his actions.