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The Blurb On The Back:
Lord Peter Wimsey bent down over General Fentiman and drew the Morning Post gently away from the gnarled old hands. Then, with a quick jerk, he lifted the quiet figure. It came up all of a piece, stiff as a wooden doll …
But how did the general die? Who was the mysterious Mr X who fled when he was wanted for questioning? And which of the general’s heirs, both members of the Bellona Club, is lying?
This sinister case takes Dorothy L. Sayers’ unique detective from London to Paris and finally back to the hushed dignity of the Bellona Club itself.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Dorothy L. Sayers fourth Wimsey mystery is a peculiar affair. The way the central mystery grows out of the inheritance dilemma is skilfully done but the resolution contains one twist too many and the ending seemed to me to be totally out of keeping for Wimsey’s character especially when compared with the ending of BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON. However I enjoyed the depiction of shell shock and the strain it places on George Fentiman’s relationship with his wife.
But how did the general die? Who was the mysterious Mr X who fled when he was wanted for questioning? And which of the general’s heirs, both members of the Bellona Club, is lying?
This sinister case takes Dorothy L. Sayers’ unique detective from London to Paris and finally back to the hushed dignity of the Bellona Club itself.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Dorothy L. Sayers fourth Wimsey mystery is a peculiar affair. The way the central mystery grows out of the inheritance dilemma is skilfully done but the resolution contains one twist too many and the ending seemed to me to be totally out of keeping for Wimsey’s character especially when compared with the ending of BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON. However I enjoyed the depiction of shell shock and the strain it places on George Fentiman’s relationship with his wife.
