In Busman's Honeymoon, when Lord Peter Wimsey finally marries the love of his life, Harriet Vane, Sayers ends his detective adventures. However, to please "Wimsey addicts" who bombarded her with letters, she wrote a series of short stories that gave glimpses of Lord Peter the family man. The title work has Wimsey magically appearing to rescue a gentle chess expert who finds himself accused of the murder of his neighbor. In "The Haunted Policeman," Lord Peter has just gone through the harrowing experience of witnessing the birth of his first son, but he rises to the challenge when called to help out the police again. The third story is the longest and, for Wimsey-philes, the most charming. In "Talboys" we get to meet Bredon, Roger, and Paul, the next generation of Wimseys. When Bredon, the eldest and heir, becomes the chief suspect in the theft of some prize peaches, Peter must establish his son's innocence and identify the real culprits. Actor Ian Carmichael does a wonderful job with the narration, managing to sound convincingly like both a three-year old and a crotchety spinster all in the same paragraph. Recommended for libraries where mystery short stories or the works of Sayers are popular.-Barbara L. Rhodes, Northeast Texas Lib. Syst., Garland Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.
Three perplexing puzzles-and three inimitable Wimsey solutions-told with wit, humor, and suspense. Narrator Ian Carmichael, the quintessential Lord Peter, provides great entertainment with his talented performance of these three stories. In "Striding Folly," a frightening dream provides a haunting premonition. A house numbered thirteen is in a street of even numbers, and a dead man was never alive in "The Haunted Policeman." And "Talboys" sees Lord Peter's own children accused of theft.
Three perplexing puzzles-and three inimitable Wimsey solutions-told with wit, humor, and suspense. Narrator Ian Carmichael, the quintessential Lord Peter, provides great entertainment with his talented performance of these three stories. In "Striding Folly," a frightening dream provides a haunting premonition. A house numbered thirteen is in a street of even numbers, and a dead man was never alive in "The Haunted Policeman." And "Talboys" sees Lord Peter's own children accused of theft.
Striding Folly: Three Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
Striding Folly: Three Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940169637281 |
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| Publisher: | Blackstone Audio, Inc. |
| Publication date: | 12/18/2017 |
| Series: | Lord Peter Wimsey Series , #15 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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