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The stark naked body was lying in the tub.Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder -- especially witha pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the... read more
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Characters edit
- Lord Peter Wimsey: Main character and Amateur Detective.
- Mervyn Bunter: Butler, friend and assistant of Lord Peter.
- Mr. Parker: Close friend of Lord Peter and Scotland Yard detective.
- Inspector Sugg: Inspector that Lord Peter constantly finds himself up against.
- Detective Larkin: Scotland Yard detective and a friend of Lord Peter.
- Alfred Thipps: Architect who hires Lord Peter when a dead body is found in his bathtub.
- Mrs. Thipps: Mr. Thipps mother who is hard of hearing
- Reuben Levy: Husband to Lady Levy who has gone missing
- Lady Levy: Wife to Reuben Levy
- Julian Freke: Brilliant world wide known surgeon and neurologist
- Helen, Dowager Duchess of Denver: Lord Peter's mother
- Mr. Crimplesham: One of the suspects
- Gladys Horrocks: Thipps' maid
- Mr. Cummings: Freke's valet
- Gerald Wimsey, Duke of Denver: Lord Peter Wimsey's older brother.
- Mr. Piggott: A medical school student
- Mr. Milligan: Add a description of this character.
- Mr. Graves
- Dr. Grimbold
- Mrs. Pemming
- Mr. Levett
- Anderson
Setting & Locations edit
- Battersea Park
- Salisbury
- Denver: Seat of the Duke of Denver; currently the old Brother, George, of Lord Peter Wimsey.
- London
- Piccadilly
- Swaffham
- Balham
- St. Luke's Hospital
- Park Lane
- Scotland Yard
- Prince Of Wales Road
- Harley Street
- St. Pancras
Organizations edit
First Sentence edit
Oh, damn!" said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 19 in Lord Peter Wimsey. (standard series)
Followed by Clouds of Witness .
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This book is in Classic English Crime Novels. (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dorothy L. Sayers (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1923
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 287
Publisher: T. Fisher Unwin
Country: United Kingdom
Publication Date: 1923
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 287
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 823.912
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