The Late Scholar by Jill Paton Walsh
A new murder mystery featuring Lord Peter Wimsey - now a Duke - and his wife Harriet Vane, set in an Oxford college in the 1950s. 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 .
Jill Paton Walsh, born in 1937, is also the author of many non-crime novels for adults: the fourth of these, Knowledge of Angels, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. Before writing for adults she made a career as a writer of children`s books and has won many literary prizes.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781444760866 |
| ISBN 10 | 1444760866 |
| Title | The Late Scholar |
| Author | Jill Paton Walsh |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2013-12-05 |
| Number of pages | 368 |
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