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Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey, #2)

Dorothy L. Sayers

Start date: November 1, 2024

Finish date: November 30, 2024

Why we're reading this: Winner of our November poll.
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May 02, 2016 Adrian rated it really liked it

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Buddy Read of May 2022
This is a buddy read for the English Mysteries Group in which we are reading all the DLS Lord Peter Wimsey novels, commencing April 2022.

Read of May 2016
I remember many moons ago as a child, my mother used to read these books and i think in my very early teens I read some (about the same time as I started reading Agatha Christie, the question is why have I not read any since as it was really enjoyable. I liked the quintessential Englishness of it, and the era in which they ...more

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Feb 12, 2016 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

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Sayers may be the perfect mystery writer for me - she combines the plotting of Christie with the wit of Heyer & I get the wonderful Golden Age setting from all of them!

Everything is improved (other than Bunter, he was already wonderful!) from

Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #1) by Dorothy L. Sayers

Lord Peter while still insouciant is no longer Bertie Wooster playing at detectives. His is a well rounded character who lives a life filled with varied interests as well as his work as an amateur sleuth.

So many witty quotations - I've added a couple t ...more

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