Busman's Honeymoon: A Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane Mystery

From AudioFile
The sterling Ian Carmichael has a cadre of accents and voices that superbly portray the working class and upper crust of British society, and in Sayers's Lord Peter Wimsey's mysteries his accessible vocal impersonations are a perfect fit. Soon after Lord Peter and his Bloomsbury bride Harriet Vane arrive at their new country house for their honeymoon, the previous owner's body is discovered. Carmichael effortlessly glides among the characters, and his reading only occasionally reaches a speed that is difficult to comprehend. Each portrayal includes a unique voice, though Bunter, the butler, is particularly memorable and funny. This outstanding finale to Sayers's detective fiction is a lighthearted, sharp, and scintillating listening experience. S.C.A. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

AudioFile October/November 2003
"The sterling Carmichael has a cadre of accents and voices that superbly portray... British society."

KLIATT, September 2003
"Carmichael… gives a buoyant tour-de-force performance, both in his characterizations and in his range."

Library Bookwatch, August 2003
"Busman’s Honeymoon appears unabridged and receives Ian Carmichael’s warm and dramatic voice."

Chicago Tribune, unknown date
"The Wimsey books are literate and delightful mysteries."

Los Angeles Times, unknown date
"One of the greatest mystery story writers of this century."

Book Description
Newlyweds Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane are looking forward to a quiet, romantic honeymoon. Instead, after their first night in their new home, they discover its previous owner dead in the cellar - and with a pocketful of cash. Sayers's ingenious plotting and literate style make this mystery one of her best.

From the Publisher
What Lord Peter and his bride, the famous mystery writer Harriet Vane, hoped would be a quiet and romantic honeymoon turns into a baffling case of murder when the former owner of their newly acquired estate is found dead in the cellar.


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Newlyweds Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane are looking forward to a quiet, romantic honeymoon. Instead, after their first night in their new home, they discover its previous owner dead in the cellar - and with a pocketful of cash. Sayers's ingenious plotting and literate style make this mystery one of her best.


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