The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

Lord Peter Wimsey, Book 5

By: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrated by: Jane McDowell

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?

This is a book about phobias and obsessions, isolation and dark corners. It's about families, friendships, and carefully preserved secrets. But above everything else it's about love. Finding love - in any of its forms - and nurturing it.

©1928 The Trustees of Anthony Fleming (P)1928 Hodder & Stoughton

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