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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Paperback)

by Dorothy L Sayers (Author)
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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: New English Library; New Ed edition (1 Mar 1977)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0450016307
  • ISBN-13: 978-0450016301
  • Product Dimensions: 17.6 x 10.4 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 72,783 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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‘I admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail’

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‘She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.’ (P. D. James )

‘I admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail’ (Ruth Rendell )

‘D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers.’ (E. C. Bentley, Daily Telegraph )

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 7 Sep 2002
By Sue Reeves (Burray, Orkney United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
Not one of Peter Wimsey's best efforts but an interesting enough puzzle, well though out and satisfying to all fans of Dorothy L Sayers. However what makes this book fascinating for me is the deeply convincing contemporary portrait of upper and middle class post World War 1 Britain.

The Edwardian afternoon still lingers on for those too old to have fought and the Gentlemans club which forms the backdrop for much of this book remains a refuge from a rapidly changing world.

But for the "lucky" ones who return from the trenches their experiences haunt them. There are also the new economic realities of unemployment to be faced.

Dorothy L Sayer has brilliantly and effortlessly evoked the flavour of the period. As reader of detective fiction and a passionate history buff I enjoyed it enormously.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Less frothy than some of the other Wimsey novels, 19 Nov 2006
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As other reviewers have mentioned, what makes this novel stand out from the usual period crime fiction is the portrayal of between-the-wars London when Armistice Day is still a real reminder of what men endured, when survivors of the first world war still suffer from shell-shock and the after-effects of gassing and wounds, and when having a wife go out to work is a significant slur on a man's masculinity.

The actual murder itself is less satisfying than some of the other novels in this series, and the unveiling of the culprit is a bit of a deux ex machina ending, so in some ways this works best as a novel with an incidental crime rather than the other way round. A good read anyway, though with a significantly darker centre than some of the other Wimsey books.
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6 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A classic tale of crime, 19 Sep 2000
This review is from: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Starring Ian Carmichael (BBC Radio Collection) (Audio Cassette)
Ian Carmichael quite simply is Lord Peter Wimsey. Capturing the feel of an era gone by, of the period between the two world wars, the effect of shell-shock & a gentleman detective, Dorothy L Sayers' timeless stories as reproduced by the BBC are all excellent. This is however the best.

The plot is, as always believable yet challenging, & the overall production is excellent, as you would expect from the BBC. Special mention must go to the late lamented Peter Jones for his outstanding performance as the indispensable Bunter.

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