Clouds of Witness
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Our view
“Clouds of Witness” is a witty second case for Lord Peter Wimsey, set among the English aristocracy of the 1920s. Sayers follows the affair into the courtroom, and some readers relish that blend of humour, upper-class manners and legal drama. Others are irritated by dialogue written out phonetically in regional accents, or rank it among the weaker Wimsey novels while still preferring it to most of the genre.
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About the book
Clouds of Witness is a 1926 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, the second in her series featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. In the United States the novel was first published in 1927 under the title Clouds of Witnesses.
Reading order · Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries
Full order & progress →- Whose Body?Start here
7.47.4 / 10 - Clouds of WitnessThis book
7.67.6 / 10 - Unnatural Death
7.67.6 / 10 - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
7.77.7 / 10 - Strong Poison
7.87.8 / 10 - Five Red Herrings
–Not ranked yet - Have His Carcase
–Not ranked yet - Murder Must Advertise
–Not ranked yet - The Nine Tailors
–Not ranked yet - Gaudy Night
–Not ranked yet - Busman's Honeymoon
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 66 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 66 | 100% |
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