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S'està carregant… The nine tailors : changes rung on an old theme in two short touches and two full peals (edició 1934)de Dorothy L. Sayers
Informació de l'obraThe Nine Tailors de Dorothy L. Sayers
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  ) mmcrawford | Dec 5, 2023 |  I have to say something about the ending And then at the end of the book, when there's no sign there's going to be any charges pressed against him or anything, he dies. He's working on a sluice gate, it bursts with plenty of warning so I don't know why they didn't get off, someone falls in the river, he jumps in after them, both die. The death feels entirely futile, both from a moral and narrative standpoint. He's left behind a wife and kids, the wife widowed for the 2nd time. He was a labourer and presumably barely left any money for them. He could have left the sluice before it burst. But none of this is gone into. He just dies. It's a bizarrely miserable end where it feels like Wimsey's exertions did nothing but ruin the lives of a working class family. But hey, the daughter of the county squire got extremely rich so everything's fine! Bizarre. Also the cipher here is pretty ingenious but it's both cracked way too easily and also gone into more detail than most people would be interested in. Have His Carcase had the same problem. (  ) tombomp | Oct 31, 2023 | Wimsey gets stuck in a small village over New Year when his car breaks down, and becomes involved in bell ringing the New Year in. Whilst he's waiting for his car to be fixed, he hears the story of some emeralds being stolen and the devastating effect it has had on some of the local families. Months later, an extra body is unexpectedly found in a grave, face bashed in, hands cut off and a cause of death undetermined, Wimsey is called back to help find out what happened. What happens next is a story of imposters, double crosses, bigamy, murder, theft, ciphers and bell ringing. Sometimes the information presented is a little too much, which did make my eyes glaze over occasionally, and is perhaps why it took me so long to finish - I should have been able to finish this much faster than I did. Not my favourite of the Wimsey stories, and this would not stand up (on it's own) against an agatha Christie (  ) nordie | Oct 14, 2023 |  ) emilymcmc | Jun 24, 2023 | ) M_Clark | Jun 17, 2023 | Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
Pertany a aquestes sèriesLord Peter Wimsey (11) Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorialsDelfinserien (62) Four Square Books (157) Contingut aThree Great Lord Peter Novels: "Strong Poison", "Murder Must Advertise" and "Nine Tailors" de Dorothy L. Sayers The Dorothy L. Sayers Crime Collection: Murder Must Advertise, the Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night, Have His Carcass & Strong Poison; 5 Vol. Set. de Dorothy L. Sayers Té l'adaptacióHa inspiratLlistes notables
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HTML: While ringing in the New Year, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers some old crimes: "A rattling good mystery" (Kirkus Reviews). No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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NOVEMBER READ - SPOILERS - The Nine Tailors
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