Lynn's review
Strong Poison
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Lynn's review
Strong Poison by Dorothy L. Sayers
Lynn's review
rating:
Harriet Vane is introduced as the suspect in the murder. Her ex-boyfriend is murdered, and she is the primary suspect. Because she had been living in sin with the victim, (it is 1930 or so,) and she actually admits in front of counsel that she had no intention of marrying the deceased, she is considered an extremely unsympathetic character to put in front of a jury. Eventually Lord Peter will marry this woman, but their attraction is decently restrained in this book by the awkwardness of her pending trial and the apparent likelihood of her conviction and subsequent execution.
Naturally, Lord Peter will exonerate Miss Vane, and luckily her sense of indebtedness will hamper and delay their romantic involvement for the next few books.
Naturally, Lord Peter will exonerate Miss Vane, and luckily her sense of indebtedness will hamper and delay their romantic involvement for the next few books.
