Lord Peter Wimsey is asked to investigate the seemingly unsuspicious death of ninety-year-old General Fentiman, found in full rigor mortis in an armchair at the Bellona Club on Armistice Day. Wimsey, a fellow Bellona Club member, is tasked with determining the precise time of death-pivotal information that determines who will receive a substantial fortune. Teaming up with his trusted ally, Detective-Inspector Charles Parker, Wimsey unravels a tangled plot that involves those interested in the inheritance, accidental witnesses, and a delightful array of Bellona Club characters. With astute intellectual powers and keen powers of deduction, Wimsey navigates through the complexities to unearth a surprising truth. Renowned among Dorothy L. Sayers’ enthusiasts, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club stands as a pinnacle in her early works, blending a sophisticated detective narrative with a vivid portrayal of post-war English society and a whimsical satire of the quintessential English gentlemen’s club.
Tabella dei contenuti
Contents
Chapter I. Old Mossy-Face
Chapter II. The Queen Is Out
Chapter III. Hearts Count More than Diamonds
Chapter IV. Lord Peter Leads a Club
Chapter V. -And Finds the Club Suit Blocked
Chapter VI. A Card of Re-entry
Chapter VII. The Curse of Scotland
Chapter VIII. Lord Peter Leads Through Strength
Chapter IX. Knave High
Chapter X. Lord Peter Forces a Card
Chapter XI. Lord Peter Clears Trumps
Chapter XII. Lord Peter Turns a Trick
Chapter XIII. Spades Are Trumps
Chapter XIV. Grand Slam in Spades
Chapter XV. Shuffle the Cards and Deal Again
Chapter XVI. Quadrille
Chapter XVII. Parker Plays a Hand
Chapter XVIII. Picture-Cards
Chapter XIX. Lord Peter Plays Dummy
Chapter XX. Ann Dorland Goes Misere
Chapter XXI. Lord Peter Calls a Bluff
Chapter XXII. The Cards on the Table
Post-Mortem
About Dorothy Sayers
Circa l’autore
DOROTHY L. SAYERS (1893-1957) is best known as the creator of Lord Peter Wimsey. Her blue-blooded sleuth romps cheerfully through 1920s and 1930s high society. According to some, Sayers was the most intellectual of the leading ‘Golden Age’ crime writers.
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