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The late scholar Jill Paton Walsh. based on the characters by Dorothy L. Sayer.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane. 4. | Paton Walsh, Jill, New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane mystery ; Publication details: London : Hodder & Stoughton, 2013.Description: 356 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781444760866 (hardback)
  • 1444760866 (hardback)
  • 9781444751901 (paperback)
  • 1444751905 (paperback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 823.92 23
Summary: Peter Wimsey is pleased to discover that along with a Dukedom he has inherited the duties of visitor at an Oxford college.When the fellows appeal to him to resolve a dispute, he and Harriet set off happily to spend some time in Oxford. But the dispute turns out to be embittered. The voting is evenly balanced between two passionate parties, evenly balanced, that is, until several of the fellows unexpectedly die.The Warden has a casting vote, but the Warden has disappeared. And the causes of death of the deceased fellows bear an uncanny resemblance to the murder methods in Peter's past cases, methods that Harriet has used in her published novels.
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Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item reserves
Book Melbourne Athenaeum Library Fiction - Crime PAT Wimsey Bk.4 Available 055387
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Based on characters created by Dorothy L. Sayers.

Peter Wimsey is pleased to discover that along with a Dukedom he has inherited the duties of visitor at an Oxford college.When the fellows appeal to him to resolve a dispute, he and Harriet set off happily to spend some time in Oxford. But the dispute turns out to be embittered. The voting is evenly balanced between two passionate parties, evenly balanced, that is, until several of the fellows unexpectedly die.The Warden has a casting vote, but the Warden has disappeared. And the causes of death of the deceased fellows bear an uncanny resemblance to the murder methods in Peter's past cases, methods that Harriet has used in her published novels.

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