The nine tellerstrokes from the belfry of an ancient country church toll out the death of an unknown man and call the famous Lord Peter Whimsey to investigate the good and evil that lurks in every person. Steeped in the atmosphere of a quiet parish in the strange, flat fen-country of East Anglia, this is a tale of suspense, character, and mood by an author critics and readers rate as one of the great masters of the mystery novel.


來自鄉村老教堂的鐘樓敲了九下鐘聲，宣告了一個無名男子的死亡，並召喚知名的彼得•溫士奇爵爺出面調查每個人身上不為人知的善與惡。這部關於懸疑、人物刻劃和情緒的故事發生在東盎格利亞奇異、平坦的水鄉一個安靜教區的氛圍中，本書作者被批評家和讀者評為一代懸疑小說大師。

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