From the back cover: The nine tellerstrokes from the belfry of an ancient country church toll out the death of an unknown man and call the famous Lord Peter Wimsey to confront and contemplate the good and evil that lurks in all of life and in every human's actions. Steeped in the atmosphere of a quiet parish in the strange, flat fen country of East Anglia, this is a tale of … [Read more...] about The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers: B
Dorothy L. Sayers
The Floating Admiral by Certain Members of the Detection Club: B-
Book description: In 1932, thirteen members of London's exclusive Detection Club—including notables like Dorothy L. Sayers, G. K. Chesteron, and Agatha Christie—decided to undertake a challenging project. As Sayers writes in her introduction, "The problem was made to approach as closely as possible to a problem of real detection. Except in the case of Mr. Chesteron's … [Read more...] about The Floating Admiral by Certain Members of the Detection Club: B-
Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers: B
From the back cover: 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 … [Read more...] about Murder Must Advertise by Dorothy L. Sayers: B
Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers: B-
Book description: Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Peter Wimsey and the delightful working-class sleuth Montague Egg. This sumptuous feast of criminal doings and undoings includes a vintage double identity and a horrid incident of feline assassination that will tease the minds of cat lovers everywhere. Not to be … [Read more...] about Hangman’s Holiday by Dorothy L. Sayers: B-
Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers: B
From the back cover: 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. … [Read more...] about Have His Carcase by Dorothy L. Sayers: B