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A Presumption of Death
A Presumption of Death | Dorothy L. Sayers, Jill Paton Walsh
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In A Presumption of Death, Jill Paton Walsh tells how World War II changed the lives of Peter, Harriet and their growing family. The story opens in 1940. Harriet Vane - now Lady Peter Wimsey - has taken her children to safety in the country. But the war has followed them: glamorous RAF pilots and even more glamorous land-girls scandalise the villagers; the blackout makes the night-time lanes as sinister as the back alleys of London. Then the village's first air raid practise ends with a very real body on the ground - not a war casualty but a case of plain, old-fashioned murder. And even before the second body is found, Lord Peter Wimsey and his brilliant wife are on their way to finding the killer.
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Phew. I actually liked this. This feels much more like a proper Peter Wimsey novel. Except that it‘s more Harriet than Peter. When a woman is found dead in the street after an air raid drill, Harriet is asked to help investigate. Although it helps her mind off Peter (away on a secret mission) she finds it harder than she expected to get to the bottom of the mystery.

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Saturday night reading. This is the only Wimsey continuation I haven‘t read yet. I have mixed feelings about them and yet I love Peter and Harriet so much I keep coming back...

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Presumption of Death | Jill Paton Walsh
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Really enjoying this modern entry in the Lord Peter/Harriet Vane series originally penned by Dorothy Sayers. Jill Paton Walsh tells a good story. Her Imogen Quy series has been a longtime favorite of mine, but this one is right up there.

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