![]() The wheels of justice turn laboriously slow as the ancient laws regarding trying a member of the House of Lords creates unnecessary hurdles. The victim is the former fiancé of the sister who had gotten into a disagreement shortly before the murder over a matter of honor with the Duke. Once home he is confronted with the icy reserve of upper crust houseguests, his brother’s obstinate refusal to cooperate and his sister’s depression. He has to hop a biplane home (which is just such fabulous imagery) to rescue the family. ![]() His brother, the Duke of Denver, has been arrested for muuurdeeerrrr. He is relaxed and feeling good when he spots a disturbing headline. ![]() ![]() Lord Peter Whimsey has abandoned dismal London for the sights and sounds of Corsica. “But to Lord Peter the world presented itself as an entertaining labyrinth of side-issues” – Dorothy Sayers ![]()
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