Harriet Vane attends her Gaudy (reunion) at Oxford to find a mystery brewing. The first part of the book involves Harriet and the dons (professors) at her college. Lord Peter Wimsey also helps with the investigation by mid-book. The romantic tensions between Harriet and Peter are explored. Gaudy Night is rich with literary allusions and is beautifully written.
Gaudy Night
Dorothy L. Sayers: Gaudy Night (2016, Hodder & Stoughton)
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Harriet Vane attends her Gaudy (reunion) at Oxford to find a mystery brewing. The first part of the book involves Harriet and the dons (professors) at her college. Lord Peter Wimsey also helps with the investigation by mid-book. The romantic tensions between Harriet and Peter are explored. Gaudy Night is rich with literary allusions and is beautifully written.
576 pages
English language
Published 2016 by Hodder & Stoughton.
Subjects
- Fiction, mystery & detective, general
- Wimsey, peter, lord (fictitious character), fiction
- England, fiction