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Whose Body?: Lord Peter Wimsey Book 1
Dorothy L. Sayers
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Description for Whose Body?: Lord Peter Wimsey Book 1
paperback. The first book in the classic British detective series featuring amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, with a new introduction by crime writer and reviewer Laura Wilson. Series: Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: FFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 156.
The first book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series introduced by crime writer Laura Wilson - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph It was the body of a tall stout man. On his dead face, a handsome pair of gold pince-nez mocked death with grotesque elegance. The body wore nothing else. Lord Peter Wimsey knew immediately what the corpse was supposed to be. His ... Read more
The first book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series introduced by crime writer Laura Wilson - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph It was the body of a tall stout man. On his dead face, a handsome pair of gold pince-nez mocked death with grotesque elegance. The body wore nothing else. Lord Peter Wimsey knew immediately what the corpse was supposed to be. His ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hodder
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473621251
SKU
V9781473621251
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About Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, but considered her translations of Dante's Divina Commedia to be her best work. She died in 1957. www.sayers.org.uk
Reviews for Whose Body?: Lord Peter Wimsey Book 1
She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.
P. D. James
Sayers is one of the best detective story writers.
E. C. Bentley
Daily Telegraph
I admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail.
Ruth Rendell She combined literary prose ... Read more
P. D. James
Sayers is one of the best detective story writers.
E. C. Bentley
Daily Telegraph
I admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail.
Ruth Rendell She combined literary prose ... Read more