โ Scribed by Sayers, Dorothy L
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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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A wealthy general dies in his club, surrounded by fellow veteransand Lord Peter must battle to solve the caseEven the Bellona Clubs most devoted members would never call it lively. Its atmosphere is that of a morgueor, at best, a funeral parlorand on Armistice Day the gloom is only heightened. Veter
A wealthy general dies in his club, surrounded by fellow veterans--and Lord Peter must battle to solve the case Even the Bellona Club's most devoted members would never call it lively. Its atmosphere is that of a morgue--or, at best, a funeral parlor--and on Armistice Day the gloom is only heighten
The fifth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by detective fiction writer Simon Brett - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. Lord Peter Wimsey bent down over General Fentiman and drew the Morning Post gently aw