The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey, #04)

90-year-old General Fendman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died -- and the time of death was the determining factor in a half-million-pound inheritance.Lord Peter Wimsey would need every bit of his amazing skills to unravel the mysteries of why the General's lapel was without a red poppy on Armistice Day, how the club's telephone was fixed without a repairman, and, most puzzling of all, why the great man's knee swung freely when the rest of him was stiff with rigor mortis. ϡ쯦랠

90-year-old General Fendman Was Definitely Dead, But No One Knew Exactly When He Had Died — And The Time Of Death Was The Determining Factor In A Half-million-pound Inheritance. Lord Peter Wimsey Would Need Every Bit Of His Amazing Skills To Unravel The Mysteries Of Why The General's Lapel Was Without A Red Poppy On Armistice Day, How The Club's Telephone Was Fixed Without A Repairman, And, Most Puzzling Of All, Why The Great Man's Knee Swung Freely When The Rest Of Him Was Stiff With Rigor Mortis.

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dorothy Sayers Gives Us Lord Peter Wimsey At His Best. For Those Who Take Detective Stories Seriously.

Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had diedand the time of death was the determining factor in a half-million-pound inheritance. Lord Peter Wimsey would need every bit of his amazing skills to unravel the mysteries of why the General's lapel was without a red poppy on Armistice Day, how the club's telephone was fixed without a repairman, and, most puzzling of all, why the great man's knee swung freely when the rest of him was stiff with rigor mortis. On Armistice day, an elderly gentleman is found dead in his chair at his club. The death seems natural enough, but a tricky question of inheritance leads Lord Peter to try to pin the time down more exactly. And the more questions he asks, the more unpleasant things start to seem. "The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is a 1928 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her fourth featuring Lord Peter Wimsey." What in the world, Wimsey are you doing in this Morgue?"