His parrot-face and parrot-voice were dry, like his old, heavily-veined hands. The judge was an old man so old, he seemed to have outlived time and change and death. THERE WERE CRIMSON ROSES on the bench they looked like splashes of blood. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Strong Poison is the sixth book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. But as Lord Peter watches Harriet in the dock, he begins to doubt her guilt-and to fall in love.Īs Harriet awaits the hangman, Lord Peter races to prove her innocence, hoping that for the first time in his life, love will triumph over death. Over the course of a few weeks, she bought strychnine, prussic acid, and arsenic, and when her lover died the police found enough poison in his veins to kill a horse. A slightly popular mystery novelist, she stands accused of poisoning her fiancé, a literary author and well-known advocate of free love. Unfortunately for the detective, the crime’s details are distractingly salacious, and there is little doubt that the woman will be found guilty. Lord Peter Wimsey comes to the trial of Harriet Vane for a glimpse at one of the most engaging murder cases London has seen in years. Harriet Vane may face the hangman for the murder of her fiancé-and only Lord Peter Wimsey can save her-in this “model detective story” ( The New York Times).
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