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| Original Title: | The Attenbury Emeralds |
| ISBN: | 0312674546 (ISBN13: 9780312674540) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane #3 |
| Characters: | Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey, Mervyn Bunter, Harriet Vane, Gerald, Duke of Denver, Helen, Duchess of Denver, The Honorable Freddy Arbuthnot, Chief Inspector Charles Parker, Honoria, Dowager Duchess of Denver, Hope Fanshaw, Bredon Delagardie Peter Wimsey, Paul Wimsey, Mrs. Trapps, Arthur Abcock, Earl of Attenbury, Peter Bunter, Lady Charlotte Abcock, Roland, Lord Abcock, Lady Diana Abcock, Claire, Lady Attenbury, Roger Wimsey, Lady Ottalie Adcock, Nandine Osmanthus, Inspector Sugg, Reginald Northerby, Ethel DuBerris, Lady Sylvia Abcock, Edward Abcock, Marquis of Writtle, Frank Morney, Verity Abcock, Mr. Tipotenios, Miss Pevenor, Maharaja of Sinorabad, Franklin, the lady's maid, Cornelia Vanderhuysen, Ada DuBerris, Lady Mary Parker |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) Fennybrook Hall, Suffolk, England(United Kingdom) |
Jill Paton Walsh
Hardcover | Pages: 344 pages Rating: 3.84 | 2709 Users | 395 Reviews
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In 1936, Dorothy L. Sayers abandoned the last Lord Peter Wimsey detective story. Sixty years later, a brown paper parcel containing a copy of the manuscript was discovered in her agent’s safe in London, and award-winning novelist Jill Paton Walsh was commissioned to complete it. The result of the pairing of Dorothy L. Sayers with Walsh was the international bestseller Thrones, Dominations.Now, following A Presumption of Death, set during World War II, comes a new Sayers-inspired mystery featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, revisiting his very first case. . . . It was 1921 when Lord Peter Wimsey first encountered the Attenbury Emeralds. The recovery of the gems in Lord Attenbury’s dazzling heirloom collection made headlines—and launched a shell-shocked young aristocrat on his career as a detective.
Thirty years later, a happily married Lord Peter has just shared the secrets of that mystery with his wife, the detective novelist Harriet Vane. Suddenly, the new Lord Attenbury—grandson of Lord Peter’s first client—seeks his help to prove who owns the emeralds. As Harriet and Peter contemplate the changes that the war has wrought on English society—and Peter, who always cherished the liberties of a younger son, faces the unwanted prospect of ending up the Duke of Denver after all—Jill Paton Walsh brings us a masterful new chapter in the annals of one of the greatest detectives of all time.
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| Title | : | The Attenbury Emeralds (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane #3) |
| Author | : | Jill Paton Walsh |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 344 pages |
| Published | : | January 4th 2011 by Minotaur Books (first published January 1st 2010) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Fiction. Crime. Historical. Historical Fiction. Historical Mystery |
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Ratings: 3.84 From 2709 Users | 395 ReviewsCriticize Regarding Books The Attenbury Emeralds (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane #3)
I have read all three of Jill Paton Walsh's books dealing with Dorothy L. Sayers' detective Lord Peter Wimsey, and I have to say, she gets better with each book. With The Attenbury Emeralds the author did a far better job with the banter and character of not only Lord Peter, but also with his beloved wife, mystery novelist, Harriet Vane and Lord Peter's faithful manservant, Bunter. This book reads much more like a Dorothy L. Sayers book than Jill Paton Walsh's other two Lord Peter books, and inAs an American fan of Lord Peter Wimsey, I was all aflutter when I read (on Edward Petherbridge's website) about the release of Jill Paton Walsh's newest update on the Wimsey line. I decided I should not have to wait until the USA release and, so, ordered it from Amazon UK. Initially, I thought I'd be disappointed when I realized the story was to be told in recollections. However, by the time I'd finished the first disc, I had renewed my love affair with Wimsey and Bunter and their circle. Of
Having read all of the Dorothy L. Sayers Lord Peter Wimsey books, I have continued with those written by Jill Paton Walsh. In the two previous novels, she has used writing, or notes, from Sayers herself, but, in this work she steps out on her own. As all fans of Wimsey will know, the Attenbury Emeralds were Lord Peters first case, recounted here, to Harriet in 1951, by her husband and Bunter. The case took place during Lord Peters first foray into society after WWI, for the engagement party of
I am always hesitant to read sequels to classics, written by someone totally new, but this one really does work on every level. I really liked the character development and the insights into post war Britain: a time of enormous social upheaval, hardship and suffering across society. The way in which the story of Lord Peters first case was unpacked and laid before the reader really was a masterclass in storytelling I thought. I love the relationship between Harriet, Peter and Bunter; Jill Paton
The problem with these Lord Peter books written by Jill Paton-Walsh (this is the 3rd) is that I keep expecting them to be just as good as the originals by Dorothy L. Sayers. They are not, and I am bitterly disappointed every time. I suppose it's not really JPW's fault that she's not Dorothy Sayers, and that her Lord Peter and Harriet and Bunter are not as engaging as the originals. And she doesn't write as well as DLS. Oh well. I guess I'll re-read "The Nine Tailors" now to satisfy the Lord
These books have helped me define why it is I like some mystery books and not other. I like "mystery." I do not like "thrillers," "drama," or "suspense" novels. I enjoy the challenge of solving a problem with logic, I love the characters and the background, and the eye for detail. I don't necessarily enjoy the violent crime, pain, and ugliness that is often present in such staggering quantities in modern-day mystery novels. So I suppose, more precisely, I enjoy historical fiction mystery novels.
I'd previously read the two Dorothy Sayers books which Jill Paton Walsh finished off, and although I enjoyed them I didn't find them very memorable. For me this one, where she has entirely written her own story, is by far the best - it was almost like finding a new Sayers novel. I liked the way she takes the characters on and allows major things to happen to them. The story is set many years after the originals, in the 1950s, with Peter, Harriet and their sons and the Bunter family coming to
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