gsisk reviewed on 5/3/2010 + 191 more book reviews

Old General Fentiman spends his days at the Bellona Club. His only descendants are his 2 grandsons Robert and George. While the General does not have a lot of money to pass on to them, his sister Felicity is very rich indeed and made a curious last will: If the General dies before her, the bulk of her estate goes to her companion, a young "artiste": Ms. Dorland. If she should die before the General, he will inherit the estate.

Of course, one morning finds both the General and his sister dead. But who died first? Felicity's death is due to pneumonia, but the General's is another matter. Lord Peter Wimsey who just happened to be in the Bellona Club at the time when the General was found dead in his favorite armchair suspects that the General has been dead a lot longer than it appears. This would spell good news for Ms. Dorland, but why is she insisting on a thorough examination of the body?

Really enjoyable to read!

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