false <![CDATA[A Presumption of Death]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173653956m/311916.jpg 311916 11 <div>While Lord Peter is abroad on a secret mission, Harriet Vane, now Lady Peter Wimsey, takes their children to safety in the country. But there's no escape from war: rumors of spies abound, glamorous RAF pilots and flirtatious land-girls scandalize the villagers, and the blackout makes rural lanes as sinister as London's alleys. And when a practice air-raid ends with a young woman's death, it's almost a shock to hear that the cause is not enemy action, but murder. Or is it? With Peter away, Harriet sets out to find out whodunit...and the chilling reason why.<br></div> 311220 2003 A Presumption of Death total:250|5:34|4:109|3:83|2:17|1:7| 250 896 322 33 5 1 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 11:47:49 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 11:51:06 -0700 2008 Walsh, Jill Payton and Dorothy L. Sayers – Last in series (EMBRG Selection)
New English Library Ltd, 2003, US Paperback – ISBN: 978-0340820674

It’s WWII and Lord Peter is away on a mission. Harriet has move...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 26 12:07:50 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 13:22:20 -0800 2009
The atmosphere is wonderfully done, showing with skill the conditions which prevailed in England at the beginning of World War II. I had to look up some of the more ar...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Mar 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 16:57:31 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 15 16:59:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 07:26:17 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 07:28:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Nov 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 15:29:11 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 18 15:32:44 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Nov 30 07:17:26 -0800 2007 Sat Jan 05 20:23:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 18:34:44 -0700 2008 Sat Jul 19 21:26:24 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Nov 08 06:20:22 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 09 15:00:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 09:03:20 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 09:04:36 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 10:57:16 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 02 11:14:37 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Oct 10 09:59:02 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 10:00:08 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:20:19 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:23:11 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 10 11:34:16 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 11:34:16 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Nov 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 09:25:47 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 05 09:28:23 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 00:16:03 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 25 00:18:43 -0700 2008 1
The first part, which is just Harriet. is extremely well done. However, there have been several times in the latter part of the book which have made me think 'Peter wouldn't say that'.

There is too much telling, and not enough showing. And because ...more...]]> 0 0 false false Fri Jun 05 14:09:10 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 14:10:39 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 30 03:49:23 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 02:59:57 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Sep 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 10:50:08 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 27 10:51:15 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jul 05 07:47:32 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 07:52:23 -0700 2007
Sayers characters remain true in this contemporary addition to the series. The WW2 era story provides lots of detail about England during the war and Lord Peter's mar...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 12:42:08 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 12:42:41 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=311916