Strong Poison

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crowyhead, August 29, 2006 (view all comments by crowyhead)
This may be one of my favorite Lord Peter mysteries. Not only is it rather delightful to see Lord Peter made vulnerable by love, the murder itself is fiendishly clever. I was completely stumped as to the method, and when it was finally revealed I shouted in delight and had to run and tell Dave (my partner) all about how it was done. I'm afraid he was probably not as fascinated as I was...

I think I read a review somewhere that mentioned that Harriet Vane is something of a Mary Sue, which may be true -- it's hard not to wonder when the object of Lord Peter's affection is an unconventionally attractive, witty writer of mysteries. I've always felt that Sayers had a bit of a crush on Lord Peter, after all. But then, can you blame her? We don't get to know Miss Vane very well in this mystery, because she spends most of the time in jail falsely accused, but I found that Lord Peter's admiration rubbed off on me, and I was personally rather delighted with her blunt refusal of Lord Peter's repeated proposals of marriage.

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RedFish, July 20, 2006 (view all comments by RedFish)
Strong Poison introduces the character of Harriet Vane in Dorothy Sayers' mystery novels. Ms. Vane, a mystery novelist herself, is accused of poisoning her lover. Lord Peter Wimsey steps in to help exonerate her and find the true murderer, motivated not so much for his usual love of sleuthing but more that he has fallen in love with Ms. Vane.

Two succeeding novels, Have His Carcase and Gaudy Night follow the relationship between Ms. Vane and Lord Peter. I feel Strong Poison is the weakest of the three; it's a fairly solid mystery novel, but as a relationship novel, it's a bit lacking. But read it anyway so you know where these two characters start.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9780061043505

Author:

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Publisher:

HarperTorch

Author:

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Author:

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Location:

New York :

Subject:

Fiction

Subject:

Mystery & Detective - General

Subject:

Mystery & detective

Subject:

Mystery & Detective - Traditional British

Subject:

Traditional british

Subject:

Wimsey, peter, lord (fictitious character)

Subject:

Private investigators -- England -- Fiction.

Subject:

Private investigators

Subject:

Mystery fiction

Subject:

Private investigators - England

Edition Description:

Mass Market PB

Publication Date:

19950316

Binding:

Paperback

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Illustrations:

Yes

Pages:

272

Dimensions:

6.79x4.21x.75 in. .27 lbs.