Oh, frabjous day! At long last, [a:Dorothy L. Sayer]'s marvelous Lord Peter Wimsey novels have been released in in ebook form. I say this as someone who has at least one copy of all the novels and short story collections in her house (sometimes two because one copy has simply been read to death), but having the books easily and conveniently available wherever I go is a joy.

Sayers called the book "A love story with detective interruptions" and that it is. Lord Peter has finally won Harriet Vane, but the pair find themselves thrust into the middle of an investigation when a body is discovered in their honeymoon house. Not surprisingly, the victim is a thoroughly unpleasant person and there is no end of suspects who might have decided their lives were better if he was gone, along with a cast of personalities who are archetypes of imagined English village life -- but never reach the point of caricature. (I do have a soft spot for Mr. Puffet and his jumpers.)

The main focus, though, is on the early days of married life for Peter and Harriet and how they cope with the situation, especially the guilt that weighs heavily on Peter when his investigations come to fruition. How will Peter cope when there is someone else to consider before he goes racing off? Will Harriet manage to be the support Peter really needs -- and Sayers does make the point there can be a difference between being sympathetic and expressing concern and being effectively supportive of someone. And what about Bunter? Wodehouse once had Jeeves express the opinion that when "a wife comes in the front door, the valet should go out the back." How does he, the companion of Lord Peter's bachelor days, fit into this new household.

This is one of my "comfort books" one of the ones I turn to when I need something that I can wrap myself up in to help relieve the stress of everyday life. It -- and it's companion volumes -- shall always have a welcome place in my library, no matter the media.