In the Scottish village, Kirkcudbright, artists thrive. One artist, Campbell instigates arguements. Many residents would not mind if he died. When he is found dead, five male artists are the prime suspects. Lord Peter Wimsey assists the local police in establishing a time line and probable events. As he interviews the artists, he figures out which one is not the red herring.
I read this aloud to my sixteen-year-old. He did not like it. I agree with him. I did not like it as much as Sayer's other novels. It was too complicated for a read aloud (lots of train tables). Maybe it would be better to read independently??
Since we had stayed in Scotland for over week, I thought it would be fun to revisit Scotland via a book.
Consideration: swearing (easy to skip when reading aloud), heated agruments about a possible affair-an affair was not occurring, drinking-some of the men become drunk
-I own this book but may not keep it.
