A review by maskedturtle
Clouds of Witness by Dorothy L. Sayers

3.0

The exciting start leads to a dull end. I appreciate the title "Clouds of Witness" because there weren't any witnesses. Halfway through the book, I already began to realize that Cathcart committed suicide because all along Wimsey was clearing suspects instead of finding new clues. Moreover, there were not any house guests to be potential suspects nor any family feuds. I regard this as more of a chain of coincidences than a murder story. Denver Wimsey's affairs with Mrs. Grimethorpe also seemed very contrived. The two stories of Denver and Mary are very uninteresting and I read those parts simply because there had to be some unspeakable alibi. Any other shady stories would do just fine. There are also some adventures very loosely incorporated into the storyline which are wholly unnecessary.