| Lord Peter Wimsey is away on secret business during World War 2 and his wife Harriet takes the family to their house in the country. During an air-raid practice a Land Girl is found murdered and Harriet (because of Peter) is called in to help the local police. While worrying about her husband and looking after her family, she must uncover a brutal and professional killer. When a second body is found, she is desperate to solve the crimes.
Jill Paton Walsh has taken "The Wimsey Papers" and created a fine mystery using Sayers' characters. It has some amusing parts (as did "Busmans Honeymoon") and plenty of introspection - it paints an image of life at the start of the war. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given Time/era of story: What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 70% Kind of investigator Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Any non-mystery subplot? descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Crime Thriller Yes Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes Main Character Gender - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - none Setting Europe Yes European country: - England/UK Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript |
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