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A Murder in the Peerage
When Lord Peter Wimsey learns that his brother, the Duke of Denver, has been arrested for murdering his sister’s fiancé, he races to Yorkshire to help. But his family doesn’t want his help. His brother, Gerald, believes his word as a gentleman should be good enough for the police. Wimsey’s sister, Mary, has taken to her bed and refuses to say anything about what happened that night.
With the help of his valet, Bunter, and his friend Inspector Parker of Scotland Yard, Lord Peter must hunt down the clues that will save his brother. Before the climactic murder trial in the House of Lords, he will be dodging an violent farmer’s dogs, get shot at, eat swill at a Socialist club, and risk his life on a stormy flight across the Atlantic. All to save the brother who would rather be hanged than reveal the truth!
This fully annotated edition of “The Complete, Annotated Whose Body?” includes:
* More than 600 footnotes on English history, aristocracy, religion, society and literature.
* Essays about Yorkshire, trials in the House of Lords, the Bournemouth Murder, the brass age of air travel, “The Sorrows of Young Werther,” and Dorothy L. Sayers’ life at the time.
* Maps of Yorkshire, the Riddlesdale Lodge and its environs.
* Contemporary reviews from U.S. and British newspapers, and judgments from critics and even Sayers herself!
* A gallery of book covers from Britain, the U.S., France, Netherlands, and other nations.
WHAT IS AN ANNOTATED BOOK?
“The Complete, Annotated Clouds of Witness” contains the complete text of the original 1926 novel. Editor Bill Peschel added hundreds of footnotes describing obscure words, long-forgotten public figures, and historical, cultural, and literary references. He also wrote essays on Dorothy L. Sayers, murder trials in the House of Lords, air travel, and a review of the 1972 TV series, plus more. This information will deepen your enjoyment of the story, British society, and the character of the aristocratic detective, Lord Peter Wimsey.