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Unnatural Death
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The third story from the mistress of the Golden Age mystery to feature the brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey When a wealthy woman comes to her untimely demise, Lord Peter Wimsey dives into the case, despite his lack of evidence or suspects. Just as Wimsey is getting familiar with the case, the woman's maid becomes the next victim. With two victims and no suspects, Wimsey is at his wit's end trying to prevent the next murder from happening. As senseless crime brings a dark shadow over this beautiful Hampshire village, will Wimsey be able to solve this case in time?
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“This one had some really good elements, but really not much that surprised me - I guessed the main twist right away - and the racism in these golden age mystery novels always puts a damper on the fun of reading them.”
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“Mystery-wise, this is better than the first two, which is interesting because I had almost no doubt the whole time who the culprit was, and yet the revelation of the culprit's method (very nicely forshadowed) still came as a surprise.
That said, I also find this book suffocating, despite the usual jest and sarcasm that made me laugh in the previous books. It touches on many societal issues of the time, including racism and lesbianism/feminism, in a supremely uncomfortable way, though it seems self-aware. It doesn't dive deep into them, anyway, which is a relief (because the slurs were a bit much for the 21st century) and also a shame (because the case itself could serve as a starting point for many interesting discussions.)
On top of this, the book also touches on what is morally right versus what is legally right, and the consequence you bear when your supposedly harmless hobby pressures the murderer into causing more harm. Again, super interesting discussion, which I think it will spark some kind of character development in Wimsey, but also a very heavy topic. I wonder how it will play out in later books.”
About Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893 – 1957) was a renowned English crime writer best known for her mysteries featuring the aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. The only child of an Oxford chaplain, she was one of the first women to receive a degree from that institution. A prolific writer of poems and plays as well as novels, she was a contemporary and friend of Agatha Christie, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
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