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The Late Scholar

By: Jill Paton Walsh
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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When the fellows at an Oxford college appeal to Peter Wimsey to resolve a dispute, he and Harriet are happy to oblige. The dispute between the two passionate parties is evenly balanced, that is, until several of the fellows unexpectedly die. And the causes of death bear an uncanny resemblance to the murder methods in Peter's past cases - methods that Harriet has used in her novels.…

©2013 Jill Paton Walsh and the Trustees of Anthony Fleming, deceased (P)2014 W F Howes Ltd International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Murder

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Critic reviews

"Sayers's fans won't be disappointed, and newcomers are in for a treat" ( Guardian on The Attenbury Emeralds)
"A pitch-perfect Golden Age mystery; not a pastiche but a gem of a period puzzle that belongs on the shelf beside the Wimsey originals." ( Financial Times on The Attenbury Emeralds)
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If you could sum up The Late Scholar in three words, what would they be?

Heartwarming, inevitable, closure

Who was your favorite character and why?

As usual Harriet Vane stands forth here and her characterisation develops even further. Paton Walsh is a really good writer. She needs to be to follow DL Sayers and some of the early books when she picks up the story are a bit wooden. In this one, however, she is starting to relax and the story and the people flow better through the plot.The one thing I find challenging is that she continues to give the relationship between Wimsey / Vane and Bunter a dynamic that I rubs me up the wrong way. Yes it's now post war but it's a bit forced.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The Late Scholar is a bit like a pair of old slippers, warm, comfortable and good for sitting by the fire.

If you like Wimsey you should try Paton Walsh

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I enjoyed reading this much more than listening to it. I found it strangely difficult to follow even though I had read it previously.

Better in print

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Not being a fan of this character I had no great expectations of this audible book. However, once I became used to the characters I really enjoyed the story and the background love story that meanders along in the background. Very enjoyable.

Unexpected

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Ms Paton Walsh's first three Peter Wimsy/Harriet Vane books are great, working from notes by Ms Sayers. In this one it is really obvious how much influence Sayers's notes had. Sadly this book is dull and overlong, the characters have lost much of their depth and the story is a real chore to get through (I haven't actually finished it, I got to within two hours of the end and gave up). That said it is still better than Audible's current readings of the original Dorothy L. Sayers novels, which have the worst choice of reader of anything I have downloaded yet.

Read the first three, give this one a miss.

Bit of a let down after the first three.

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I like Peter Whimsey and his life as written by Dorothy L. Sayers which is why I listened to this story, based on an imagining of his later life. And we are told about him and his bride Harriet Vane ..but the rest of the tale goes on and on and eventually disappears up itself! Hey ho

Another almost endless story

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