九曲丧钟  彼得·温西爵爷探案

Thetitlereferstotheninestrokesofachurchbelltoannouncethedeathofaman.InthisadaptationofDorothyL.Sayers'sintricate,nostalgic,andatmosphericnovelofthesamename,LordPeterWimsey,strandedinaNew-Year'sEvesnowstormca.1930inthefensofeasternEngland,becomestheguestofalocalclergyman,anadeptenthusiastoftheesoteric,mathematicalartofchange-ringingtheeightswingingbellsofhismagnificentmedievalchurch.Wimseyispressedintoservicetoassistwithaheroicandhistoricall-nightpealtowelcomethenewyear.Afewmonthslaterthevicar,havinglearnedofWimsey'sreputationasasleuth,summonshimbacktothevillagetoinvestigateamysteriousbodynewlydiscoveredinthechurchyard,anunknownmansecretlyburied,whohadapparentlydiedaboutthetimeofWimsey'sfirstvisit.Amuchearlierjewelrobbery,detailsofchurcharchitecture...WrittenbyPaulEmmons<[email protected]>