The fourth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series i ntroduced by detective
fiction writer Simon Brett - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery
Allingham's Campion Mysteries . 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers'
Daily Telegraph Lord Peter Wimsey bent down over General Fentiman and drew the Morning Post
gently away from the gnarled old hands. Then with a quick jerk he lifted the quiet figure. It
came up all of a piece stiff as a wooden doll . . . But how did the general die? Who was the
mysterious Mr X who fled when he was wanted for questioning? And which of the general's heirs
both members of the Bellona Club is lying? 'She brought to the detective novel originality
intelligence energy and wit.' P. D. James
