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Title: The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ian Carmichael ISBN: 1572702206 Publisher: The Audio Partners Pub. Date: 10 October, 2001 Format: Audio Cassette Volumes: 8 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.52
Rating: 5
Summary: One of her best
Comment: This is certainly one of Sayers' best novels. The plot is detailed and realistic and the characters equally so. Lord Peter is at his most charming and observant.
The book centers around a church and it's bell ringers. The chapters begin with quotes about bell ringing, which give it a wonderful flavor.
If you only read one Lord Peter novel, make it this one!
Rating: 3
Summary: The Bells Toll
Comment: Lord Peter Wimsey, sleuth extrordinaire, assists the Police Superintendent of Fenchurch St. Paul to identify the body of a man buried in the recently deceased Lady Thorpe's grave. The grave was meant to be shared by Lady Thorpe's husband, who recently died during an influenza epidemic. Wimsey and the Superintendent also endeavor to find out who so sadistically defaced the grave's temporary occupant and why, and hope to uncover secrets related to the theft of a valuable emerald necklace and its connection, if any, to the unidentified body. On the way to the resolution of these misdeeds, I endured an endlessly tedious analysis of the crimes and possible perpetrators' motives. The introduction of a cryptogram allegedly sent by the unidentified victim is an over-elaborate plot device that I found more than a bit trite.
What gives this book a big boost, though, is Ms. Sayers' scintillating presentation of synchronized ringing of the Fenchurch St. Paul's bells by rope. Ms. Sayers creates imagery of sheer beauty and magnificence. I almost felt as if I were there experiencing such overwhelming loveliness. The names of two of the bells, Batty Thomas and Tailor Paul are colorful and also figure strongly in the plot. The actions of the heroic Mr. Venables, the church Rector, who assists the towns people and helps to pull them together during a horrific flood is very memorable. I also enjoyed reading various quotations from the Psalms and other parts of the Bible that were peppered throughout the book and gave it the poignance that it might not otherwise have had.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good old Wimsey and Bunter.
Comment: A humane and human book - no arch villains really, just people making the best of what's available in the strange, water-soaked, bitterly cold Fen country. Brilliant descriptions of bell ringing technics, love, and water sluices. Lots of layers, and people with their own lives, no stereotypes - excellent!
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Title: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043540 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Busman's Honeymoon by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043516 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Unnatural Death by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043583 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043532 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 0061043559 Publisher: HarperTorch Pub. Date: June, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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