![]() I just feel that Carmichael has a tendency to make Wimsey sound angry and irritable too much of the time and misses some of Sayers' wonderful humor that way, and that Case has a more nuanced and accurate reading of the character. I know most people probably won't agree with me, but I prefer him to Ian Carmichael even though Carmichael is the ultimate voice of Lord Peter Wimsey for so many of us. I also really like David Case as the reader. ![]() Wimsey is a little over the top in this, his first outing, but he settles down as the series goes on so no need to be put off by that. ![]() Thipps, their housemaid Gladys and her boyfriend, the delightfully dim Freddy Arbuthnot, and of course the omnipotent Bunter. These include the incomparable Dowager Duchess of Denver, Mr. ![]() It provides an interesting and bizarre mystery with a unique criminal, a brief but poignant examination of shell shock after WW1 (Sayers' husband suffered from this), and a wonderful array of Sayers eccentric supporting characters. This is the first book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, and it's definitely worth listening to. Thrilled to see Sayers appearing at Audible USA!!! ![]()
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