Gaudy Night

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrated by: Ian Carmichael

When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the 'Gaudy', the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled obscenities, burnt effigies and poison-pen letters - including one that says, 'Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup.' Some of the notes threaten murder and one of them involves a long Latin quotation, which makes Harriet suspect that the perpetrator is probably a member of the Senior Common Room. But which of the apparently rational, respectable dons could be committing such crazed acts?

When a desperate undergraduate, at her wits' end after receiving a series of particularly savage letters, attempts to drown herself, Harriet decides that it is time to ask Lord Peter Wimsey for help. And when the mystery is finally solved, she is faced with an agonising decision: should she, after five years of rejecting his proposals, finally agree to marry Lord Peter?

Also included on this release is a bonus interview with top crime novelists P. D. James and Jill Paton Walsh about Gaudy Night, conducted by Henny Fordham.

Too short for 1 credit!

Disappointing, despite Ian Carmichael! At only 2 hours and 19 mins, definitely not worth a credit!

Strong Clever Story

This is short but packs quite a few interesting twists and is equal in quality to other Wimsey stories. I am glad I listened to it

A favorite book, but this is a radio play

I knew when I ordered this. The roles are handled by good actors, but they are speaking a radio script. I thought that I could appreciate an abbreviated version of my old favorite. I recognize that the original book is very long. But I was not able to enjoy this abridged version as much as I hoped. In some cases I missed scenes or events; in other cases I missed the wealth of detail about the setting.

Fantastic

I felt like a play was happening inside my mind with all the sound effects and the many additional people speaking. This was so much fun to listen to!

Very good book; poorly presented.

A major disappointment. I have read everything she wrote multiple times it was f
Difficult to dispose of.