The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
A wealthy general dies in his club, surrounded by fellow veterans-and Lord Peter must battle to solve the case Even the Bellona Club's most devoted members would never call it lively. Its atmosphere is that of a morgue-or, at best, a funeral parlor-and on Armistice Day the gloom is only heightened. Veterans of the Great War gather at the Bellona not to hash over old victories, but to stare into their whiskies and complain about old injuries, shrinking pensions, and the lingering effects of shell shock. Though he acts jolly, Lord Peter Wimsey finds the holiday grim. And this Armistice Day, death has come to join the festivities. The aged Gene…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4532-5888-0
- EAN: 9781453258880
- Produktnummer: 28083740
- Verlag: Open Road Media Mystery & Thriller
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 220 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 4'016 KB
- Reihenbandnummer: 4
Über den Autor
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was a British playwright, scholar, and acclaimed author of mysteries, best known for her books starring the gentleman sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. While working as an advertising copywriter, Sayers began writing Whose Body? (1923), the first Wimsey mystery, followed by ten sequels and several short stories. Sayers set the Wimsey novels between the two World Wars, giving them a realistic tone by incorporating details from contemporary issues such as advertising, women's education, and veterans' health. Sayers also wrote theological essays and criticism during and after World War II, and in 1949 published the first volume of a translation of Dante's Divine Comedy. Although she considered this translation to be her best work, it is for her elegantly constructed detective fiction that Sayers remains best remembered.
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