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Lord Peter Wimsey is on holiday in Galloway, where people either fish or paint – and some do both. The artistic centre of Galloway is Kirkcudbright and there are many artists in the area. One evening there is an argument between a Scottish painter, called Campbell, and an English artist, named Waters. However, this was not unusual – Campbell being an argumentative man, who regularly caused trouble and fell out with his neighbours. The next morning, Campbell is found dead. Was he painting, when h
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Aug 08, 2020
Jazzy Lemon
rated it
it was amazing
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Lord Peter Wimsey goes to Kirkcudbright on the West Coast of Scotland and gets stuck in a case involving artists, cyclists, and train timetables.
My favourite so far!
My favourite so far!
This was fun, in fact much more than the one I last read “Strong Poison”, where the mystery wasn’t much of a mystery at all (though the characters were very well done). This one had Lord Peter in action throughout- with a little (invaluable) help from Bunter. The writing was fun, and it felt like a “proper” whodunit (with lots of details like train timetables, reconstructed timelines, and an exciting re-enactment of the crime). Thoroughly enjoyed it!
One of my favourite bits
“The road from Kirkcud ...more
One of my favourite bits
“The road from Kirkcud ...more
I remember finding this book a bit boring when I first read in it my late teens and as a result I haven't re-read until now. I actually enjoyed this re-reading. There is a great deal of humour in it one way and another and some of the dialogue made me laugh.
An artist is found dead and at first it looks as though he could have simply slipped and fallen down some rocks into a stream but Peter Wimsey is sure it is murder because of something missing from the scene. The 'something missing' is caref ...more
An artist is found dead and at first it looks as though he could have simply slipped and fallen down some rocks into a stream but Peter Wimsey is sure it is murder because of something missing from the scene. The 'something missing' is caref ...more
Review of this particular audio version: 3.5 stars (though rounded up here)
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Some of the language is hard to follow. Really enjoyed the reveal at the end.
This wasn't one of the better Wimsey novels. Mostly this book makes Scotland sound like a bunch of train schedules. And really boring artists.
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Not up to her other books. Too much waffle and padding.
Dec 28, 2015
Danielle
marked it as to-read
Sep 25, 2017
Rachel Burke
marked it as want-to-buy
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Jackie
marked it as to-read
