Gaudy Night - Couverture rigide

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0060550228 ISBN 13 : 9780060550226

Editeur : Harpercollins, 1986

Synopsis

Book by Sayers Dorothy L

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A full-cast dramatisation specially recorded for BBC Audiobooks, starring Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey. When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the ‘Gaudy’, the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled obscenities, burnt effigies and poison-pen letters – including one that says, ‘Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup.’ Some of the notes threaten murder and one of them involves a long Latin quotation, which makes Harriet suspect that the perpetrator is probably a member of the Senior Common Room. But which of the apparently rational, respectable dons could be committing such crazed acts? When a desperate undergraduate, at her wits’ end after receiving a series of particularly savage letters, attempts to drown herself, Harriet decides that it is time to ask Lord Peter Wimsey for help. As his investigation draws near to uncovering the culprit, Harriet’s life comes under threat. And when the mystery is finally solved, she is faced with an agonising decision: should she, after five years of rejecting his proposals, finally agree to marry Lord Peter? ' solid entertainment throughout' - Eastern Daily Press

Présentation de l'éditeur :

A must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries, Lord Peter Wimsey is the immortal amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Harriet Vane has never dared to return to her old Oxford college. Now, despite her scandalous life, she has been summoned back . . .
At first she thinks her worst fears have been fulfilled, as she encounters obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy when she arrives at sedate Shrewsbury College for the 'Gaudy' celebrations.
But soon, Harriet realises that she is not the only target of this murderous malice - and asks Lord Peter Wimsey to help.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Harpercollins
• Date d'édition: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0060550228
• ISBN 13: 9780060550226
• Reliure: Relié