Clouds Of Witness
Ratings25
Average rating3.7
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Ratings25
Average rating3.7
The fiancé of Lord Peter's sister, Mary, is found dead outside the conservatory of the Wimsey family's shooting lodge in Yorkshire. The evidence points to their older brother, Gerald, the Duke of Denver, who is charged with the murder and put on trial in the House of Lords.
To clear the family name, Lord Peter and his close friend Inspector Charles Parker scour the lodge's grounds, finding several tantalizing clues, including mysterious footprints, a piece of jewelry, and a cat charm. What do these leads mean, and why are Mary and Gerald suddenly acting so mysterious? Unraveling a string of coincidences, Lord Peter is determined to solve this intriguing case. But will the answer save his brother . . . or condemn him?
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I thought this book was fantastic, it pulled me in right away and kept me glued. Unfortunately the author felt the need at the end of the book to recap, step by step, the circumstances surrounding the crime. On the audiobook this lasted a full 25 minutes! It's as if the author was so concerned that readers grasp the full extent and intricacies of the plot that she couldn't just trust us to remember what had happened, but instead had to beat us over the head with a monologue summary. It absolutely left a bad last impression of an otherwise great book. Docking 2 full stars out of supreme irritation.
Short review: a classic murder mystery. This is much more subtle than what I thought it would be I started. There are too many people that could have committed the murder and had motive. In this case Lord Peter's brother is the prime suspect in the murder of Lord Peter's younger sister's fiance. And Lord Peter has to discover the truth of the matter.
The strength of Sayers' characters are that they seem to be real people and not the super human Sherlock Homes style detective. Personally this seems like a really good version of Castle, just set as a 1920s English Lord with PTSD.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/clouds-of-witness/
Series
12 primary books15 released booksLord Peter Wimsey is a 15-book series with 12 primary works first released in 1923 with contributions by Dorothy L. Sayers.
Series
11 primary books12 released booksLord Peter Wimsey Chronological is a 13-book series with 11 primary works first released in 1923 with contributions by Dorothy L. Sayers and Jill Paton Walsh.
