The Late Scholar: the New Lord Peter Wimsey / Harriet Vane Mystery

Publisher Marketing: Lord Peter Wimsey and his detective novelist wife Harriet Vane return in Jill Paton Walsh s brilliant new continuation of Dorothy L. Sayers s classic mysteries. When a dispute among the fellows of St. Severin s College, Oxford University, reaches a stalemate, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers that as the Duke of Denver he is the Visitor charged with the task of resolving the issue. It is time for Lord Peter and his detective novelist wife Harriet to revisit their beloved Oxford, where their long and literate courtship finally culminated in their engagement and marriage. At first the dispute seems a simple difference of opinion about a valuable manuscript that some of the fellows regard as nothing but an insurance liability, which should be sold to finance a speculative purchase of land. The voting is evenly balanced. The warden would normally cast the deciding vote, but he has disappeared. And when several of the fellows unexpectedly die as well, Lord Peter and Harriet set off on an investigation to uncover what is really going on at St. Severin s. With this return to the Oxford of "Gaudy Night," which many readers regard as their favorite of Sayers s original series, Jill Paton Walsh revives the wit and brilliant plotting of the golden age of detective fiction." Review Citations: Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 32 (EAN 9781250032782, Open Ebook) - *Starred Review Library Journal 05/01/2014 pg. 62 (EAN 9781250032799, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 04/21/2014 (EAN 9781250032799, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Booklist 05/01/2014 pg. 32 (EAN 9781250032799, Hardcover) - *Starred Review Kirkus Reviews 05/01/2014 (EAN 9781250032799, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Walsh, Jill Paton Jill Paton Walsh is the author of books for adults, young adults and children. Her novel "Knowledge of Angels" was short-listed for the Booker Prize. Her crime novels and mystery novels include "The Attenbury Emeralds", "A Presumption of Death", "The Wyndham Case" and "A Piece of Justice", which was shortlisted for the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. With Dorothy L. Sayers, she was co-author of "Thrones, Dominations". Her novels for children and young adults include "The Green Book" and "A Parcel of Patterns". She lives in Cambridge, England. Contributor Bio:  Brenher, Matthew Matthew Brenher, originally from London, now lives in Los Angeles. His theatrical background includes performances in no fewer than twenty Shakespearean productions, including Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, As You Like It, Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night s Dream, Romeo in Romeo & Juliet, and the title role in Henry V. In Los Angeles, he played Claudius in Hamlet, Cassio in Othello, Antony in Antony & Cleopatra, Antipholous of Syracuse in Comedy of Errors, and Orsino in Twelfth Night. Other theater includes: Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights, Trigorin in The Seagull, Alistair in Shaw s The Millionairess, Jerry in Pinter s Betrayal, the title role in Dracula, and George in Who s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, for which he was awarded best performance by a lead actor/drama by Stage Scene LA 2009 2010. He s performed in new plays, most recently in A Bitter Fruit for Palestine, Vulcan in Love s Mistress at the famous Globe theater in London, and Petko in an acclaimed production of The Mapletree Game. On television, he played Mad Marcus for six months in the now defunct British soap Brookside. Other television includes: Rules of Engagement, Bodyguards, The Blind Date, Starhunter, The Grid, Eastenders, and Nostradamus. Films include Execution, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Stay Shy, and The Boy Who would Be King. He works in commercials and industrials and is an accomplished voice-over artist.