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 TelegraphIt 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 problem was to find out whose body had found its way into Mr Alfred Thipps'Battersea bathroom.'She brought to the detective novel originality,intelligence,energy and wit.'P. D. James
Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonISBN: 9781473621251Number of pages: 224Weight: 160 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 20 mm
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She brought to the detective novel originality,intelligence,energy and wit.She combined literary prose with powerful suspense,and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.I admire her novels...she has great fertility of invention,ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail.Sayers is one of the best detective story writers.I admire her novels...she has great fertility of invention,ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail.Sayers is one of the best detective story writers.She combined literary prose with powerful suspense,and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller.She brought to the detective novel originality,intelligence,energy and wit.
Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers was an English crime writer,poet and essayist. The creator of the amateur sleuths Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane,she was one of the queens of the inter-war Golden Age of Crime,writing in a more self-consciously literary style than her contemporaries.
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