Lord Peter Wimsey - Unpleasantness At Bellona Club

On the afternoon of 10 November, ninety-year-old General Fentiman
is called to the deathbed of his estranged sister, Lady Dormer,
and learns that under the terms of her will he stands to inherit
most of her substantial fortune – money sorely needed by his
grandsons Robert and George Fentiman. However, should the General
die first, nearly everything will go to Lady Dormer's companion,
Ann Dorland.


Lady Dormer dies the next morning, Armistice Day,  and that
afternoon the General is found dead in his armchair at the
Bellona Club. Dr Penberthy, a club member and the General's
personal physician, certifies death by natural causes but is
unable to state the exact time of death. As the estate would
amply provide for all three claimants, and as it is unknown
whether the General or his sister died first, the Fentiman
brothers suggest a negotiated settlement with Ann Dorland, but
she surprisingly and vehemently refuses. Wimsey is asked to
investigate.


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