Sayers, Dorothy L

Mystery writer Harriet Vane, on trial for the murder of her lover, attracts the attention of gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who finds himself oddly attracted to this very intelligent but not so beautiful writer, but before he can expect to win any return to his feelings he must prove her innocence.

When the parish church bells toll out the death of an unknown man, Lord Peter investigates the sinister affair.

Harriet Vane's Oxford reunion is shadowed by a rash of bizarre pranks and malicious mischief that include beautifully worded death threats, burnt effigies and vicious poison-pen letters, and Harriet finds herself and Lord Peter Wimsey challenged by an elusive set of clues.