Searching for any murder mystery/ Dorothy L. Sayers fans -I know you're out there
My mom got me started on The Nine Tailors -fascinating read and very involved. I'll try not to spoil the plot, but it does include the history of change ringing of church bells. I was enchanted by the description of how the notes struck by the various church bells are not an attempt to create a tune, but a mathematical construct which uses orders and patterns of the various bells to dictate when each bell is rung.
One of the other fascinating bits about this story, though was how some of the colloquialisms of East Anglia reminded me of some of the phrases seen in Tolkien. One of Sayer's characters refers to death as "sailing into the west". In another part of the book one of the servants refers to "rick and cot" (remember Eowyn's line in the movie about "rick cot and tree"). Also interesting is that her books were written in the 1930's.
For those of you who have yet to sample Sayer's rich, elegant language , you are in for a treat. Her hero is Lord Peter Wimsey -the brilliant yet eccentric Scotland Yard detective.
I am in awe, Ms. Sayers