The Late Scholar

Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane Investigate

Mystery & Suspense, Historical Mystery
Cover of the book The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers, St. Martin's Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers ISBN: 9781250032782
Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication: June 17, 2014
Imprint: Minotaur Books Language: English
Author: Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
ISBN: 9781250032782
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication: June 17, 2014
Imprint: Minotaur Books
Language: English

When a dispute among the Fellows of St. Severin's College, Oxford University, reaches a stalemate, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers that as the Duke of Denver he is "the Visitor"—charged with the task of resolving the issue. It is time for Lord Peter and his detective novelist wife, Harriet, to revisit their beloved Oxford, where their long and literate courtship finally culminated in their engagement and marriage.

At first, the dispute seems a simple difference of opinion about a valuable manuscript that some of the Fellows regard as nothing but an insurance liability, which should be sold to finance a speculative purchase of land. The voting is evenly balanced. The Warden would normally cast the deciding vote, but he has disappeared. And when several of the Fellows unexpectedly die as well, Lord Peter and Harriet set off on an investigation to uncover what is really going on at St. Severin's.

With this return in The Late Scholar to the Oxford of Gaudy Night, which many readers regard as their favorite of Sayers's original series, Jill Paton Walsh at once revives the wit and brilliant plotting of the Golden Age of detective fiction.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

When a dispute among the Fellows of St. Severin's College, Oxford University, reaches a stalemate, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers that as the Duke of Denver he is "the Visitor"—charged with the task of resolving the issue. It is time for Lord Peter and his detective novelist wife, Harriet, to revisit their beloved Oxford, where their long and literate courtship finally culminated in their engagement and marriage.

At first, the dispute seems a simple difference of opinion about a valuable manuscript that some of the Fellows regard as nothing but an insurance liability, which should be sold to finance a speculative purchase of land. The voting is evenly balanced. The Warden would normally cast the deciding vote, but he has disappeared. And when several of the Fellows unexpectedly die as well, Lord Peter and Harriet set off on an investigation to uncover what is really going on at St. Severin's.

With this return in The Late Scholar to the Oxford of Gaudy Night, which many readers regard as their favorite of Sayers's original series, Jill Paton Walsh at once revives the wit and brilliant plotting of the Golden Age of detective fiction.

More books from St. Martin's Press

Cover of the book Bachelor Boys by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Organizing from the Right Side of the Brain by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Rogue Most Wanted by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Breathless by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Diaries 1969-1979: The Python Years by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Warm Hearts by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Spirits of Ash and Foam by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Rattled by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Gravewriter by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Queen Bee Goes Home Again by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book I Sleep at Red Lights by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Blood on the Wood by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Flask of the Drunken Master by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
Cover of the book Does This Book Make My Butt Look Big? by Jill Paton Walsh, Dorothy L. Sayers
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy