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Lord Peter Wimsey and his new wife, Harriet Vane, settle into a quiet honeymoon at Talboys Farm, a Hertfordshire farmhouse Wimsey recently purchased for her. Intended as a respite from detective work and literary pursuits, their stay is abruptly disrupted when the house’s former owner is discovered dead at the bottom of the cellar steps, suffering severe head injuries. The couple must navigate the ensuing investigation, blending Wimsey’s investigative acumen with Vane’s literary insight.
First publish date: January 1996
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Private Investigator
Authors: Dorothy L. Sayers
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