The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers*

Although the beginning was a bit slow for me, once the body of an unknown man was discovered this story had me trying to piece together the characters' tales and evidence with Lord Peter Wimsey to the last couple of pages.
When Lord Peter Wimsey and his manservant, Bunter, crash into a ditch near Fenchurch St. Paul, East Anglia, they find themselves taking refuge in the rectory with its absent-minded but kind rector, Mr. Venables and his organized wife, Mrs. Venables.  Little do they know they will be summoned in the spring to solve a complex murder case.
Background knowledge about fens, dikes, change-ringers, bells and church layouts will prove beneficial.
*Highly recommend.
-Borrowed from the library.