The Late Scholar cover art

The Late Scholar

 Preview
LIMITED TIME OFFER

3 Months Free

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.
Get this deal
Offer ends on 15 July 2026 at 11:59 BST.
More purchase options

The Late Scholar

By: Jill Paton Walsh
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
Get this deal

£5.99/mo after 3 months. Cancel monthly.

Buy Now for £13.22

Buy Now for £13.22

When the fellows at an Oxford college appeal to Peter Wimsey to resolve a dispute, he and Harriet are happy to oblige. The dispute between the two passionate parties is evenly balanced, that is, until several of the fellows unexpectedly die. And the causes of death bear an uncanny resemblance to the murder methods in Peter's past cases - methods that Harriet has used in her novels…©2013 Jill Paton Walsh and the Trustees of Anthony Fleming, deceased (P)2014 W.F. Howes Ltd International Mystery & Crime Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Crime Murder
adbl_web_anon_alc_button_suppression_t1
All stars
Most relevant

If you could sum up The Late Scholar in three words, what would they be?

Heartwarming, inevitable, closure

Who was your favorite character and why?

As usual Harriet Vane stands forth here and her characterisation develops even further. Paton Walsh is a really good writer. She needs to be to follow DL Sayers and some of the early books when she picks up the story are a bit wooden. In this one, however, she is starting to relax and the story and the people flow better through the plot.The one thing I find challenging is that she continues to give the relationship between Wimsey / Vane and Bunter a dynamic that I rubs me up the wrong way. Yes it's now post war but it's a bit forced.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The Late Scholar is a bit like a pair of old slippers, warm, comfortable and good for sitting by the fire.

If you like Wimsey you should try Paton Walsh

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I enjoyed reading this much more than listening to it. I found it strangely difficult to follow even though I had read it previously.

Better in print

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Not being a fan of this character I had no great expectations of this audible book. However, once I became used to the characters I really enjoyed the story and the background love story that meanders along in the background. Very enjoyable.

Unexpected

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I’m always wary of people trying update or develop established and much loved characters, so when I bought this I was prepared the The Worst. But from the outset I was pleasantly surprised and beyond that - really delighted! Top marks to Jill Paton Walsh!!! I not only recognised but remained an adoring ‘fan’ of Lord Peter, and look forward to the next!

A real pleasure!

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This is a brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey mystery very entertaining with loads of great mysteries running through out. Read with great feeling by Gordon Griffin.

The Late Scholar

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews