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Description
The mystery writer Harriet Vane, recovering from an unhappy love affair and its aftermath, seeks solace on a barren beach -- deserted but for the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut.From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a... read more
First Sentence
The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people seem to think,repose upon a manly bosom.
Table of Contents
1. The Evidence of the Corpse
2. The Evidence of the Road
3. The Evidence of the Hotel
4. The Evidence of the Razor
5. The Evidence of the Betrothed
6. The Evidence of the First barber
7. The Evidence of the Gigolos
8. The Evidence of the Second Barber
9. The Evidence of the Flat-Iron
10. The Evidence of the Police-Inspector
11. The Evidence of the Fisherman
12. The Evidence of the Bride's Son
13. The Evidence of Trouble Somewhere
14. The Evidence of the Third Barber
15. The Evidence of the Ladylove and the Landlady
16. The Evidence of the Sands
17. The Evidence of the Monkey
18. The Evidence of the Snake
19. The Evidence of the Disguised Motorist
20. The Evidence of the Lady in the Car
21. The Evidence of the Inquest
22. The Evidence of the Mannequin
23. The Evidence of the Theatrical Agent
24. The Evidence of the L.C.C. Teacher
25. The Evidence of the Dictionary
26. The Evidence of the Bay Mare
27. The Evidence of the Fisherman's Grandson
28. The Evidence of the Cipher
29. The Evidence of the Letter
30. The Evidence of the Gentleman's Gentleman
31. The Evidence of the Haberdasher's Assistant
32. The Evidence of the Family Tree
33. Evidence of What Should Have Happened
34. Evidence of What Did Happen
Series
This is book 8 in the Lord Peter Wimsey series.
Authors & Contributors
- Dorothy L. Sayers (Author)
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