Every Friday Book Beginnings on Friday is hosted by Gillion at Rose City Reader where you can share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.
I’m currently reading Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L Sayers, the second Lord Peter Wimsey book and one of my 20 Books of Summer.
Lord Peter Wimsey stretched himself luxuriously between the sheets provided by the Hôtel Meurice.
Also every Friday there is The Friday 56, hosted by Freda at Freda’s Voice.
These are the rules:
- Grab a book, any book.
- Turn to page 56, or 56% on your eReader. If you have to improvise, that is okay.
- Find any sentence (or a few, just don’t spoil it) that grabs you.
- Post it.
- Add the URL to your post in the link on Freda’s most recent Friday 56 post.
Page 56:
From amid the mud and the fallen leaves he retrieved a tiny glittering object – a flash of white and green between his finger-tips.
It was a little charm such as women hang upon a bracelet – a diminutive diamond cat with eyes of bright emerald.
Blurb:
The Duke of Denver, accused of murder, stands trial for his life in the House of Lords.
Naturally, his brother Lord Peter Wimsey is investigating the crime – this is a family affair. The murder took place at the duke’s shooting lodge and Lord Peter’s sister was engaged to marry the dead man.
But why does the duke refuse to co-operate with the investigation? Can he really be guilty, or is he covering up for someone?
What do you think? Would you keep reading?
Great excerpts! Thanks for sharing…and I love that cover, too.
Here’s mine: “THINGS YOU SAVE IN A FIRE”
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I like the cover too.
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I think the Lord Peter Wimsey series gets better over time, Margaret, if I’m being honest. But this one has some good points, and there are plenty of red herrings, etc… for the whodunit fan. I hope you’ll enjoy it!
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I’ve read some of her later books, but not the first two. I’m enjoying it so far.
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Hmm…I am intrigued about the charm. How did it get there and to whom does it belong? My Friday Quotes
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I haven’t read much further on than p56 and so far there has been no more information on the charm – I’m sure it will be significant though.
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Love the descriptive writing!! Happy weekend!
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Me too, Freda – happy weekend to you too.
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It’s decades since I read this book but I’m sure I enjoyed it.
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It’s really good so far!
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This is a good one. I know it’s early in the series but I enjoyed it immensely.
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Cath, it’s just as good as the later books so far – I am really enjoying it.
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A wonderful classic!
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I think so too.
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I did read on! *maintains a tactful silence* 😉
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I haven’t read any reviews so thanks for your tact! 🙂
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One of these days I’ll have to try Sayers. 🙂
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