Dorothy Savers. The Unpleasantness At The Bellona Club. (1928) General Fentiman dies at the Bellona Club. But there are couple of details that nag. When Lord Peter learns that the time of death determines who inherits the wealth of the General’s sister, murder seems to be a possibility. Parker does the dull fact gathering that enables Peter to sift the clues by relevance. After multiple misdirections and misapprehensions, the heirs divvy up the money, but you don’t find out until the 2nd last page of the book.A well done entertainment, with Sayers discovering a taste for satire - gentle satire, but it hits the targets. The chapter titles allude to bridge, which was still a newly fashionable game when Sayers wrote the book. The result is somewhat laboured puns, which I found amusing. She was clearly writing for an audience that wanted a good read to while away a train journey or a few evenings of winter weather. My copy is old and well-worn. When I’ve finished reading the novels, I’ll watch the TV series. ***
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