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When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the "Gaudy," the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled obsentities, burnt effigies and poison-pen letters -- including one that says, "Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup."Some of the notes threaten murder; all are perfectly ghastly; yet in spite of their scurrilous nature, all are perfectly... (more)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 13

Busman's Honeymoon

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Murder is hardly the best way for Lord Peter and his bride, the famous mystery writer Harriet Vane, to start their honeymoon.It all begins when the former owner of their newly acquired estate is found quite nastily dead in the cellar. And what Lord Peter had hoped would be a very private and romantic stay in the country soon turns into a most baffling case, what with the misspelled "notise" to the milkman and the... (more)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 10

Murder Must Advertise

by Dorothy L. Sayers

When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable London advertising agency, it looks like an accident.Then Lord Peter Wimsey is called in, and he soon discovers there's more to copywriting than meets the eye. A bit of cocaine, a hint of blackmail, and some wanton women can be read between the lines. And then there is the brutal succession of murders -- 5 of them --... (more)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 6

Strong Poison

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiancÉ died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman's noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent--as determined as he was to make her his wife.

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 2

Clouds of Witness

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thrill of the hunt -- until the game turned up human and quite dead. He lay among the chrysanthemums, wore slippers and a dinner jacket and was Lord Peter's brother-in-law-to-be.His accused murderer was Wimsey's own brother, and if murder set all in the family wasn't enough to boggle the unflappable Lord Wimsey, perhaps... (more)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 11

The Nine Tailors

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Nine tellerstrokes from the belfry of an ancient country church toll the death of an unknown man and call the famous Lord Peter Wimsey to one of his most brilliant cases, set in the atmosphere of a quiet parish in the strange, flat, fen-country of East Anglia.

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 3

Unnatural Death

by Dorothy L. Sayers

The wealthy old woman was dead -- a trifle sooner than expected. The intricate trail of horror and senseless murder led from a beautiful hampshire village to a fashionable London flat and a deliberate test of amour -- staged by the debonair sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. "Here the modern detective story begins to come to its own; and all the historical importance aside, it remains an absorbing and charming story... (more)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 7

The Five Red Herrings

by Dorothy L. Sayers

The body was on the pointed rocks alongside the stream.The artist might have fallen from the cliff where he was painting, but there are too many suspicious elements -- particularly the medical evidence that proves he'd been dead nearly half a day, though eyewitnesses had seen him alive a scant hour earlier. And then there are the six prime suspects -- all of them artists, all of whom wished him dead. Five are... (more)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 1

Whose Body?

by Dorothy L. Sayers

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 victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, knew better. In this,... (more)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 8

Have His Carcase

by Dorothy L. Sayers

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 mystery that might have been suicide, murder or a political plot. With the appearance of her dear friend Lord Peter... (more)

Lord Peter : The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories

Lord Peter Wimsey

Lord Peter : The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories

by Dorothy L. Sayers

One of the founding mothers of mystery, Dorothy Sayers first introduced the popular character Lord Peter Wimsey in 1923 with the publication of Whose Body ? Over the next twenty years, more novels and short stories about the aristocratic amateur sleuth appeared, each one as cunningly written as the next.Now in single volume, here are all the Lord Peter Wimsey stories, a treasure for any mystery lover.From "The... (more)

The Documents in the Case

by Dorothy L. Sayers

The grotesquely grinning corpse in the Devonshire shack was a man who died horribly -- with a dish of mushrooms at his side.His body contained enough death-dealing muscarine to kill 30 people. Why would an expert on fungi feast on a large quantity of this particularly poisonous species. A clue to the brilliant murderer, who had baffled the best minds in London, was hidden in a series of letters and documents... (more)

Thrones, Dominations

by Dorothy L. Sayers, Jill Paton Walsh

Deemed "one of the greatest mystery writers of this century" by the Los Angeles Times , Dorothy L. Sayers first captivated readers nearly seventy years ago with her beloved sleuths Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane in the novel Stong Poison. In Busmans's Honeymoon , her last completed Wimsey/Vane novel, Lord Peter and Harriet culminated their partnership with marriage. Now Thrones, Dominations, Sayers'... (more)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 4

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

by Dorothy L. Sayers

90-year-old General Fendman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died -- and the time of death was the determining factor in a half-million-pound inheritance.Lord Peter Wimsey would need every bit of his amazing skills to unravel the mysteries of why the General's lapel was without a red poppy on Armistice Day, how the club's telephone was fixed without a repairman, and, most puzzling of all,... (more)

A Presumption of Death: A New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mystery

A Presumption of Death: A New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mystery

by Dorothy L. Sayers and Barbara Reynold Alighieri

While Lord Peter is abroad on a secret mission, Harriet Vane, now Lady Peter Wimsey, takes their children to safety in the country. But there's no escape from war: rumors of spies abound, glamorous RAF pilots and flirtatious land-girls scandalize the villagers, and the blackout makes rural lanes as sinister as London's alleys. And when a practice air-raid ends with a young woman's death, it's almost a shock to... (more)

Letters to a Diminished Church: Passionate Arguments for the Relevance of Christian Doctrine

Letters to a Diminished Church: Passionate Arguments for the Relevance of Christian Doctrine

by Dorothy L. Sayers and Barbara Reynold Alighieri

What must a person believe to be a Christian? Dorothy Sayers lays out age-old doctrines without prettying-up or watering-down. She brings them vividly to life by showing how the Bible, history, literature, and modern science fit together to make religion not only possible but necessary in our time. So whether you are reading the great works of Western literature, thinking about your place in God's universe, or... (more)

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Unnatural Death by Sayers, Dorothy L.

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Murder Must Advertise

Clouds of Witness (The Best Mysteries of All Time)

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 2

Clouds of Witness (The Best Mysteries of All Time)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Green hardcover with gilding. One of the best 100 mysteries of all time.

In the Teeth of the Evidence (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries (Paperback))

Lord Peter Wimsey: Book 14

In the Teeth of the Evidence (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries (Paperback))

by Dorothy L. Sayers and Barbara Reynold Alighieri

A fleeting killer's green mustache. A corpse clutching a note with misplaced vowels. A telephone with the unmistakable ring of death. A hopeful heir's dreams of fortune done in when nature beats him to the punch. A playwright's unwatered-down honor that is thicker than blood. In each case, the murder baffles the local authorities. For his Lordship and the spirited salesman-sleuth Montague Egg, a corpse is an... (more)

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