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The Late Scholar
- The Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet, Book 4
- Narrated by: Matthew Brenher
- Length: 9 hrs and 45 mins
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Publisher's Summary
Lord Peter Wimsey and his detective novelist wife Harriet Vane return in Jill Paton Walsh's brilliant new continuation of Dorothy L. Sayers's classic mysteries.
When a dispute among the fellows of St. Severin's College, Oxford University, reaches a stalemate, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers that as the Duke of Denver he is "the Visitor" - charged with the task of resolving the issue. It is time for Lord Peter and his detective novelist wife Harriet to revisit their beloved Oxford, where their long and literate courtship finally culminated in their engagement and marriage.
At first, the dispute seems a simple difference of opinion about a valuable manuscript that some of the fellows regard as nothing but an insurance liability, which should be sold to finance a speculative purchase of land. The voting is evenly balanced. The warden would normally cast the deciding vote, but he has disappeared. And when several of the fellows unexpectedly die as well, Lord Peter and Harriet set off on an investigation to uncover what is really going on at St. Severin's.
With this return to the Oxford of Gaudy Night, which many readers regard as their favorite of Sayers's original series, Jill Paton Walsh revives the wit and brilliant plotting of the golden age of detective fiction.
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- Mush
- 2024-04-22
I love the domestic interactions between Harriet and Peter.
I’ve always enjoyed Sayers’ books and whenever I get to the end of one of Jill Paton Walsh’s novels, I feel that sigh of satisfaction and think ‘of course that’s how it all worked out’. It’s exceptionally rare for another author to capture so beautifully the spirit of another’s world. I’m grateful for this gift. It was slightly disconcerting to revisit Oxford, not returning to Gaudy Night, but to a different college almost 20 years later. I enjoyed the little trips down memory lane as well as this new academic mystery.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2020-04-09
Very good
The novel was very well done. The narration was excellent. I enjoyed it very much and would recommend it highly.
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- Doily
- 2023-12-09
6 Stars at least!!
What a great story!! I absolutely LOVED it! This author I think supersedes the original author! I didn't enjoy the original Lord Peter books anywhere near as much as this one! I believe there's three others besides this, one of which I have read. Too bad the author has passed away and they won't be any more. I thoroughly enjoyed the setting in Oxford with all the landmarks. This is an intelligent cerebral mystery and shows the art of detection so well! Highly recommend this book and this author!!
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