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The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

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Number of Chapters: 22

Length: 09 hours and 12 minutes

Language: English

The author’s fourth Lord Peter Wimsey mystery, set shortly after the Great War, begins with the discovery of old general Fentiman’s body seated in his usual armchair, in the smoking room of the Bellona Club, at 7 pm on November 11th - Armistice Day. The general has bequeathed his modest savings to his two grandsons, Major Robert and Captain George Fentiman.

However, the general's wealthy sister, Lady Dormer, died at 10:37 that very morning, leaving him the bulk of her fortune -- assuming he was still alive. If so, his grandsons come into over a half million pounds. If not, the money goes to her young companion, Ann Dorland.

In this classic Golden Age mystery the suave but eccentric Lord Peter Wimsey, aided by his friend and sidekick, inspector Charles Parker of Scotland Yard, must determine whether old general Fentiman died before or after his sister. With so much money hanging on the question of when the old man died, it is hardly surprising that the investigation quickly raises the possibility of murder.

The first three Lord Peter mysteries are Whose Body?, Clouds of Witness, and Unnatural Death. - Summary by Kirsten Wever

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Old Mossy-Face (Kirsten Wever)
The Queen is Out (Kirsten Wever)
Hearts Count More Than Diamonds (Kirsten Wever)
Lord Peter Leads a Club (Kirsten Wever)
--And Finds the Club Suit Blocked (Kirsten Wever)
A Card of Re-Entry (Kirsten Wever)
The Curse of Scotland (Kirsten Wever)
Lord Peter Leads Through Strength (Kirsten Wever)
Knave High (Kirsten Wever)
Lord Peter Forces a Card (Kirsten Wever)
Lord Peter Clears Trumps (Kirsten Wever)
Lord Peter Turns a Trick (Kirsten Wever)
Spades are Trumps (Kirsten Wever)
Grand Slam in Spades (Kirsten Wever)
Shuffle the Cards and Deal Again (Kirsten Wever)
Quadrille (Kirsten Wever)
Parker Plays a Hand (Kirsten Wever)
Picture Cards (Kirsten Wever)
Lord Peter Plays Dummy (Kirsten Wever)
Ann Dorland Goes Misère (Kirsten Wever)
Lord Peter Calls a Bluff (Kirsten Wever)
The Cards on the Table (Kirsten Wever)
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