The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
- 254
- Pages
- about 4.5 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club” is a classic, witty Lord Peter Wimsey whodunit set in a London club for war veterans. Dorothy L. Sayers pairs the puzzle with lively dialogue and a measure of social comment. Some readers place it below the best of the series, while still preferring it to the story collection that came before. As the fourth Wimsey novel, it will please lovers of detective fiction between the wars.
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About the book
The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is a 1928 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, her fourth featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. Much of the novel is set in the Bellona Club, a fictional London club for war veterans.
Reading order · Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries
Full order & progress →- Whose Body?Start here
7.47.4 / 10 - Clouds of Witness
7.67.6 / 10 - Unnatural Death
7.67.6 / 10 - The Unpleasantness at the Bellona ClubThis book
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
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.8 across 55 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 27% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.7 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.3 | 8 | 14% |
| Hardcover | 7.7 | 47 | 86% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club?
It has 254 pages — shorter than 91% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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