A Presumption of Death
On sale
5th June 2014
Price: £9.99
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‘Miraculously right: catching precisely the tone of the relationship . . . thrilling’ – The Times
‘A must for all Wimsey lovers . . . an entertaining read’ – Northern Echo
It’s 1940, and while the Second World War rages on, 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, and the blackout makes the night-time lanes as sinister as the back alleys of London.
Then the village’s first air raid practice ends with a very real body on the ground – and it’s not a war casualty, but a case of plain, old-fashioned murder. And it’s not long before a second body is found . . .
‘A must for all Wimsey lovers . . . an entertaining read’ – Northern Echo
It’s 1940, and while the Second World War rages on, 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, and the blackout makes the night-time lanes as sinister as the back alleys of London.
Then the village’s first air raid practice ends with a very real body on the ground – and it’s not a war casualty, but a case of plain, old-fashioned murder. And it’s not long before a second body is found . . .
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Reviews
Satisfying and impeccably researched
Jill Paton Walsh scores a winner
I admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail
She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.
Aficionados of Sayers will enjoy renewing acquaintance with her heroes . . . Walsh devised a literary period piece of considerable charm.
A good crime story, with a wonderful cast of characters, full of acutely observed small incidents, to be reread with pleasure after the first eager race through.
Vintage Wimsey . . . Wimsey lives on in delicious familiarity in this triumph not just of one writer's art, but of two
She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.
Miraculously right: catching precisely the tone of the relationship . . . It comes out splendidly . . . a thrilling denouement
A must for all Wimsey lovers . . . an entertaining read which offers some longed for insight into the lives of the Wimseys after their marriage
Jill Paton Walsh does a fine job . . . she also answers an unasked question about Lord Peter and Harriet: Yes, dear readers, they have a lot of sex and they like it.