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Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 7)
Five Red Herrings - Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 7
Author: Dorothy L. Sayers
The body was on the pointed rocks alongside the stream. The artist might have fallen from the cliff where he was painting, but there are too many suspicious elements -- particularly the medical evidence that proves he'd been dead nearly half a day, though eyewitnesses had seen him alive a scant hour earlier. And then there are the six prime ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780060808303
ISBN-10: 0060808306
Publication Date: 8/1986
Pages: 306
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3.8 stars, based on 20 ratings
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
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Sayers is a stickler for details. To wit her mystery The Nine Tailors in which she impresses the reader with her intimate knowledge of the ringing of church bells. This, to many, is tedious at the least. I may have struggled through that, but her constant iteration of railroad timetables and itineraries for the murder had me ready to walk on the ceiling. Fortunately, glancing by these passages did not cause me to lose the thread of the story. (Readers of The Nine Tailors probably survived the same way.) Needless to say, she sets forth a theory of the crime for each red herring and for the murderer. This too might conceivably drive the reader towards insanity. Expect twists and turns seven ways from Sunday each bringing you back to the start without passing "go".
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Slightly more tedious than some of the other Wimsey mysteries, but still excellently written and quite memorable.
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Another excellent Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery. You'll never geuss "who done it!"
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How bad can a Lord Peter Wimsey mystery be? Not bad at all. Sayers was a mystery writer par excellence. Her Lord Peter Wimsey is delightful, and all her characters are fully three-dimensional. This mystery varies from her other stories as being a timetable-based mystery. I'm afraid these always make my brain glaze over. But Sayers is always engaging, and even her anti-climax is exciting to read.
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As always, Dorothy Sayers does not disappoint! Lord Peter is his most amusing self, and quite the casual sleuth. And who could ignore Bunter, his faithful servant? Great who-done it, and a challenge to figure out just who!
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How bad can a Lord Peter Wimsey mystery be? Not bad at all. Sayers was a mystery writer par excellence. Her Lord Peter Wimsey is delightful, and all her characters are fully three-dimensional. This mystery varies from her other stories as being a timetable-based mystery. I'm afraid these always make my brain glaze over. But Sayers is always engaging, and even her anti-climax is exciting to read.
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Dorothy Sayer is my favorite classic mystery writer. This one starts with a body on the poihnted rocks. Although the artist might have fallen while painting, there are too many suspicious elements -- he's been dead for half a day according to the medical evidence, but witnesses say him alive a scant hour earlier. As always, a complex plot starring Lord Peter Whimsey.


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