Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6)

Posted on 06 May 2017 by Dorothy L. Sayers

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fianc died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman s noose in mind But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent as determined as he was to make her his wife. Download Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, #6) – kino-fada.fr I m sorry, Hercule Poirot There s a new literary detective in my life, and while I will always cherish your silly Belgian antics, Lord Peter Wimsey just understands my needs better he makes me laugh so muchthan you do, and he has that sincerity that you lack Now don t cry, Hercule It s not your fault the fact is that Lord Peter is justwell, truth be told he s a better man than you You take casesout of boredom, and also because the police tend to beg for your help Lord Pete I m sorry, Hercule Poirot There s a new literary detective in my life, and while I will always cherish your silly Belgian antics, Lord Peter Wimsey just understands my needs better he makes me laugh so muchthan you do, and he has that sincerity that you lack Now don t cry, Hercule It s not your fault the fact is that Lord Peter is justwell, truth be told he s a better man than you You take casesout of boredom, and also because the police tend to beg for your help Lord Peter Wimsey seems to care so muchthan you when Harriet Vane was accused of poisoning her former lover, Lord Peter knew she didn t do it, and he decided to take her case because he genuinely cared about her, and this led to a delightful scene where he proposes marriage to her in prison He s such a be...In 1847, the average woman who read novels apparently wanted Mr Rochester In 1930, she wanted Lord Peter Wimsey And in 2015, she wants Christian Grey.This is called progress.Lord Peter Wimsey meets the love of his life finally and decides then and there he is going to marry her Unfortunately, Harriet Vane, the source of Lord Peter s willingness to forgo the bachelor life for a house and family, is not in a position to accept.Harriet Vane is in the prisoner s dock of the court, charged with the murder of her previous lover If convicted, she will hang Instead, there is a hung jury and a second trial due to be opened in a month Lord Peter has only that short ti Lord Peter Wimsey meets the love of his life finally and decides then and there he is going to marry her Unfortunately, Harriet Vane, the source of Lord Peter s willingness to forgo the bachelor life for a house and family, is not in a position to accept.Harriet Vane is in the prisoner s dock of the court, charged with the murder of her previous lover If convicted, she will hang Instead, there is a hung jury and a second trial due to be opened in a month Lord Peter has only that short time to figure out how to save this young woman and the only way he can do that is to produce the real culprit.Fairly early on, we are given some indication of who the real culprit is But there is the question of motive nothing fits There is also the question of how the murder was done From the title, we know it...I was reading this, feeling a whole lotta deja vu and just wondering which came first, Dorothy Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey series or PG Wodehouse s Wooster Jeeves series, when out of the blue one of Sayers characters name drops Jeeves For me and the sort of reading I enjoy, this hit the spot It was like reading a murder mystery penned by Wodehouse And if you re been reading my reviews, you know he s one of my favorite authors There s something very Wooster like about the foppish Wimsey The st I was reading this, feeling a whole lotta deja v...introducing harriet vane she s a loveable heroine and lord peter wimsey practically becomes a walking boner as soon as she arrives on the scene dorothy sayers is one of the most elegant of writers and her super detective peter wimsey is one of literature s most elegant creations he s a semi tragic war hero, he s brave strong fast loyal, he s kind to service staff, he s a defender of the innocentand all his heroic attributes would grow quickly obnoxious except that sayers introducing harriet vane she s a loveable heroine and lord peter wimsey practically becomes a walking boner as soon as she arrives on the scene dorothy sayers is one of the most elegant of writers and her super detective peter wimsey is one of literature s most elegant creations he s a semi tragic war hero, he s brave strong f...I think this may be the Sayers I read in my younger years didn t much care for.I can appreciate Sayers abilitynow.I did enjoy this title very much, but not quite a perfect read for me There was quite a bit of filler not many suspects But the murder method...You would think that having read Strong Poison once, listened to the Ian Carmichael audiobook, and watched the Edward Petherbridge tv adaptation twice, I wouldn t be still at the point of giggling every few pages or staying up all night to finish it You d definitely be wrong.It s so good coming back to these characters and learningabout th...Published in 1930, this is the sixth book to feature Lord Peter Wimsey and the first to feature Harriet Vane When we are introduced to Harriet, she is a prisoner in the dock on trial for killing her lover, Philip Boyes Lord Peter is convinced of her innocence and instantly smitten However, the case against her looks pretty convincing at first glance Miss Vane had left Mr Boyes, after an attempt at free love had fallen apart A writer of detective fiction, Harriet had been investigating de Published in 1930, this is the sixth book to feature Lord Peter Wimsey and the first to feature Harriet Vane When we are introduced to Harriet, she is a prisoner in the dock on trial for killing her lover, Philip Boyes Lord Peter is convinced of her innocence and instantly smitten However, the case against her looks pretty convincing at first glance Miss Vane had left Mr Boyes, after an attempt at free love had fallen apart A writer of detective fiction, Harriet had been investigating death by arsenic poisoning and had purchased arsenic under false names When Philip Boyes is poisoned, it looks as though Harriet is the obvious person to accuse.In a race against time, Lord Peter is determined to find the real murderer and so we set off on an...This review originally appeared on my blog, Shoulda Coulda Woulda Books.Dorothy Sayers has been a popular mystery writer for at least eighty years She was writing books in the twenties and thirties and they, despite the competition of Agatha Christie and everyone else writing similarly mannered mystery puzzles and polite comedies of manners which category her books also fall into , have lasted until now, which means they ve come through at least three generations of fans And it isn t hard to This review originally appeared on my blog, Shoulda Coulda Woulda Books.Dorothy Sayers has been a popular mystery writer for at least eighty years She was...I listened to this on audiobook and completely forgot to add it to my Goodreads challenge Dorothy L Sayers is now officially my no 1 Agatha Christie substitute If you like Agatha Christie, I can only recommend checking out one of the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries They have a very simil...

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06 May 2017

Dorothy L. Sayers