Books : A Presumption of Death: A New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mystery (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mysteries)
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Type of bind: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823
EAN num: 9780312991388
ISBN number: 031299138X
Label: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 384
Printing Date: August 03, 2004
Publishing house: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Release Date: August 03, 2004
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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.
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As a long time Sayers fan this is a very good take off I would like to see more of these from Paton Walsh....Please?
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A PRESUMPTION OF DEATH (Trad Mys-Harriet Vane-England-WWII) - Ex
Walsh, Jill Payton and Dorothy L. Sayers - Last in series
New English Library Ltd, 2003, US Paperback - ISBN number: 978-0340820674
It's WWII and Lord Peter is away on a mission. Harriet has moved the household to the country for safety.
Emerging from shelter after an air-raid, the body of a land-girl is found in the street. It wasn't bombs that killer her, but a quick lethal physical killing. The local police superintendent asks Harriet (Lady Peter) for help in the investigation.
Although the classic mystery was certainly there, in this book, this was much more. The mystery plot was well done with plenty of twisty bits to it. However, it was the reflection of citizen life during the war that was most interesting to me.
From the chatty letters at the open and close, to rationing and ways of "enhancing" it, to the secrecy and suspicion of the time, I found it fascinating.
I must admit, I do enjoy Sayers/Walsh's literary games the characters play and the clever use made of them in the plot for decoding a message. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
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Had this been posted on some fan's blog or webpage, I would have given it a very high rating. However, as a product of a professional writer, it is horrid.
To satisfy your curiosity, check it out of the public library. Don't spend your money on it, though.
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As a devotee of Lord Peter Wimsey novels I was somewhat dubious as to how anyone could hope to encapsulate the essence of the character. I need not have feared- for here is Lord Peter brought to life again. Jill Paton Walsh captures the style of Dorothy L Sayers and of the 1930's to perfection. Please, please read it for you are in for a treat.
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Jill Patton Walsh's most recent endeavor to add to the "Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane" collection might have been acceptable if one wasn't well acquainted with the original Dorothy Sayers works.
The dialogue is awkward. Ms Walsh hasn't captured the British speech patterns of those times and, instead, also uses phrases that are of a more contemporary nature.
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