Lord Peter Wimsey Views the Body, Dorothy L. Sayers
Lord Peter Wimsey Views the Body, Dorothy L. Sayers
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Lord Peter Wimsey Views the Body
Lord Peter Wimsey: Book #4

Author: Dorothy L. Sayers

Narrator: Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged: 9 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: SNR Audio

Published: 08/07/2024

Synopsis

Book #4 in the Lord Peter Wimsey series. "It is astonishing how much mischief may arise from a mere question of grammar." Aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey returns in this delightful collection of short stories that highlight his razor-sharp observational skills and the cool intellect and human sensitivity that make him such a compelling detective. From the man with copper fingers, Uncle Meleager's missing will, the cat in the bag, the footsteps that ran… these wonderfully varied cases range from classic locked-room mysteries to treasure hunts and jewel thefts, all of them calling on Lord Peter's unique detection skills and expertise in subjects as diverse as crosswords and fine art to solve some of the cleverest mysteries ever devised. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893—1957) was an English novelist, playwright, essayist, and is regarded as one of the four "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh. Best known for creating the aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, Sayers takes the mystery genre beyond simple puzzle-solving and combines a sharp wit with complex plotting, detailed character development and social commentary. Her Lord Peter Wimsey stories have been adapted for radio and television several times, and her blend of humour, erudition, and narrative precision stands as a bridge between classic puzzle mysteries and the more character‑driven crime fiction of today.

About Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L. Sayers was born at Oxford on June 13, 1893, the only child of the Reverend Henry Sayers, the headmaster of Christ Church Cathedral School. She was brought up at Bluntisham Rectory, Cambridgeshire, and went to the Godolphin School, Salisbury, where she won a scholarship to Somerville College, Oxford. In 1915, she graduated with first class honors in modern languages. Disliking the routine and seclusion of academic life, she joined Blackwell's, the Oxford publishers, and from 1922 to 1931 served as copywriter at the London advertising firm of Bensons.

In 1923, Dorothy published her first novel, Whose Body? which introduced Lord Peter Wimsey, the hero of fourteen novels and short story collections. She also wrote four other novels in collaboration and two serial stories for broadcasting. Writing full-time, she became Britain's premier crime writer and, in due course, president of the Detection Club. Her work, carefully researched and widely varied, included poetry, the editing of collections, and the translating of the Tristan of Thomas from medieval French.

Dorothy married Arthur Fleming in 1926. In 1928, her father died, and she bought a cottage at Witham, Essex, to accommodate her mother. On the latter's death a year later, Dorothy moved in herself and bought the house next door, turning the two houses into one. There she worked until her death in 1957.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jaline

Although titled as the 4th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series, this book is also a standalone. It contains 10 short stories and two small novellas. While I am not a big fan of short stories (always wanting a longer read and more in-depth exploration of a storyline), I found these to be engaging. I......more

Goodreads review by John

A dozen entertaining stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. My favorite was ‘The Man with no face’. It is not often a murderer escapes punishment in the Golden Age of stories. The Stolen Stomach was intriguing and I wondered if anatomically possible. The man with copper fingers was very Frankenstein a......more

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