Clouds of Witness

A murder at a Yorkshire shooting lodge draws Lord Peter Wimsey into a case where family loyalty, aristocratic scandal, and cold evidence collide. When Denis Cathcart is found dead outside the conservatory at Riddlesdale Lodge, suspicion quickly falls on Gerald, Duke of Denver—Lord Peter Wimsey’s own brother. The evidence is damning, the family is shaken, and the case moves toward a trial before the House of Lords. But Wimsey is not content to accept the obvious answer. Beneath the surface of country-house privilege lie secret engagements, hidden loyalties, false testimony, and motives no one is eager to expose. Clouds of Witness is the second Lord Peter Wimsey mystery and one of Dorothy L. Sayers’s early landmarks in Golden Age detective fiction. Combining the classic British country-house mystery with courtroom drama, social observation, and Wimsey’s elegant intelligence, the novel helped establish Sayers as one of the defining crime writers of the twentieth century. Readers of Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh, and classic British mysteries will find here a sharp, atmospheric murder investigation built around clues, class, character, and wit. Dorothy L. Sayers was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, translator, and one of the major figures of Golden Age detective fiction. Born in Oxford in 1893 and educated at Somerville College, Oxford, she became one of the first women to receive a degree from the university after women were formally admitted to degrees. Best known for creating Lord Peter Wimsey, the aristocratic amateur detective whose intelligence, manners, and emotional depth set him apart from many earlier fictional sleuths, Sayers brought literary ambition and psychological sophistication to the mystery novel. Her fiction, including Whose Body?, Clouds of Witness, Strong Poison, Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, and Gaudy Night, remains central to the study and enjoyment of classic mystery, British detective fiction, and twentieth-century literary crime writing.
ASIN: 1515463559
VSKU: DBV.1515463559.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Dorothy, Sayers L.
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!