The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Clu..., Dorothy L. Sayers
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Clu..., Dorothy L. Sayers
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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery

Author: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrator: John Rayburn

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/02/2024

Categories: Fiction, Classic

Synopsis

The chief character, Lord Peter Wimsey, goes to the Bellona Club to have a meal with an old friend of his, ninety-year old General Fentiman. In great surprise, he finds the aged man fully dressed by the fire in full rigor mortis. A question arises concerning the time of death and the situation develops into a serious murder investigation. Wimsey sometimes seemed to have a supercilious attitude as a monocled aristocrat and sometimes became a sort of professional detective. His family motto was, “As my whimsy takes me.” Lord Peter has exceptional help from Bunter, his valet, who had served under him in WWI. We can listen to how they worked together to reach a decision.

About Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957) was an English-born author of novels, short stories, poetry, essays, reviews, and translations. She is best known for her detective fiction, considered among the classics of the genre, and for her amateur detective character, Lord Peter Wimsey.

About John Rayburn

John Rayburn (1927–2024) was a veteran of over sixty years in broadcasting. He served as a news/sports anchor and show host, and his TV newscast achieved the largest share of audience figures of any major-market TV newscast in the nation. John was a member of the Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. He was well suited to bring fascinating stories to life concerning the people, places, and things that combine to present lively observations of our day-to-day lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on August 07, 2024

The Lord Peter Wimsey series almost feels like Dorothy Sayers channeled Agatha Christie and stole one of P.G. Wodehouse's characters. <--that's a compliment. I'm not trying to say Sayers plagiarized anything, for the love of god! The aforementioned "unpleasantness" starts when an elderly gentleman at......more

Goodreads review by Jaline on December 14, 2017

This is the fifth Dorothy Sayers novel I have read in her Lord Peter Wimsey series, and I continue to enjoy her writing, and Lord Peter’s character development. There is even an updated biography (by Lord Peter’s uncle) at the back of the book so we can continue to fill in the gaps of his life as th......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on January 27, 2018

I should disclaim that I Iistened to the BBC radio dramatization of this on my commutes rather than read it. (For those thinking about doing the same: Each of the stories in the collection is around about three hours to listen to, so time your own commute out accordingly.) And really, the story is pr......more

Goodreads review by Cindy on September 17, 2017

This is the book where Sayers starts to hit her stride with Lord Peter. He is suddenly beginning to look like a fully fleshed out man, perceptive, subtly hard-edged, sometimes silly, and thoroughly likable. The mystery gives us a chance to see him puzzle out two different puzzles while watching him......more

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