[I found this rather battered 1968 paperback at Mori Books, and as it's one of my favorite of the Wimsey books I couldn't resist picking it up for release.]

After trials (including Harriet's own) and tribulations, Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane are safely wed. But - in the best tradition of amateur sleuths everywhere - what do they find in their honeymoon house but a corpse...

Sayers referred to this as "a love story with detective interruptions," so it's not surprising that the book spends most of its time showing Harriet and Peter gingerly working out a common life after having both been fiercely independent for so long. But the mystery isn't neglected either, and the book is full of Sayers' deft touches with character and dialog. (I'm particularly fond of the epistolary opening - letters flying back and forth among major and minor characters, all with their own points of view about the Wimsey-Vane nuptials. The Dowager Duchess' diary is especially amusing.)

RELEASE NOTES:

I plan to leave this book propped up on one of the newspaper vending machines outside the post office at a little before 5 pm. Hope the finder enjoys it!