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Book Reviews of Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6)

Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6)
Strong Poison - Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6
Author: Dorothy L. Sayers
ISBN-13: 9780060808266
ISBN-10: 0060808268
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 228
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 6 ratings
Publisher: Harper & Row
Book Type: Paperback
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mlg avatar reviewed Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6) on
Helpful Score: 2
The first book that introduces Harriet Vane.
maryc1959 avatar reviewed Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6) on
Helpful Score: 1
This is probably the best Dorothy L. Sayers books I have read. I enjoyed it very much. They don't write them like this anymore.
reviewed Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6) on + 155 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Harriet Vane is a modern woman -- Oxford educated when that was not an option for most women, making her own living by her writing, and living in an unmarried state. When her lover is poisoned, Vane is put on trial for his murder. Lord Peter is smitten and vows to prove her innocence.
nnaylime avatar reviewed Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6) on + 14 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This was a book club selection, and one I truly wouldn't've read by my own choice. It wasn't poorly written, but it was very drily written, and reflected both a different cultural mindset insofar as it was dated (taking place in the 30s) and British. That, coupled with characters that I think must've been established earlier in a series, made it a cumbersome read.
buzzby avatar reviewed Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6) on + 6062 more book reviews
First published 1930, this edition 1987. From the back cover:
"Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiancee died in a manner prescribed in one of er 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.
reviewed Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6) on + 20 more book reviews
A mystery novel that I was required to read in a college lit class.
I did not particularly enjoy it, but there is no accounting for taste. It is a great example of the form, though.
reviewed Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6) on + 16 more book reviews
Read this for a book club. It was amazing how the author helped you discover who dun it....
Good Book!
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i love mysteries and this one is my all time favorite
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Who-done-it cozy by a noted master of the art.
Jerseygirltoo avatar reviewed Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey, Bk 6) on + 455 more book reviews
I am totally in love with all of Dorothy Sayer's mysteries, and the main character(detective) Lord Peter Wimsey. This is the book in which he meets the love of his life, Harriet Vane. She is in jail, unjustly accused of murder, and he clears her of the charges, saving her life.