Lord Peter Views the Body

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Overview

Counted among the four "Queens of Crime", Dorothy L. Sayers was an English writer best known for her upper-class amateur sleuth Peter Wimsey, who first appeared in "Whose Body?", Sayers' 1923 debut novel. Sayers is noted for having advanced the genre of detective fiction past the simple solving of puzzles to stories rich with characterization. This can be seen in this classic collection of short stories featuring Lord Peter Wimsey. First collected and published in 1928, "Lord Peter Views the Body" contains twelve classic stories from the golden age of crime fiction. The following tales are included in this collection: "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers", "The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question", "The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will", "The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag", "The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker", "The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention", "The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran", "The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste", "The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head", "The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach", "The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face", and "The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba". This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781420982039
Publisher:	Digireads.com
Publication date:	05/07/2024
Pages:	214
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.49(d)

About the Author

Although best known for the popular and witty Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series, Dorothy Leigh Sayers (1893¿1957) was also a noted poet, playwright, essayist, and translator. With sly wit, Sayers used Lord Peter Wimsey, an English aristocrat and amateur sleuth, to gently satirize the British class system. She is recognized as being one of the four "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh, and Margery Allingham. Some of her most popular books include Whose Body, The Nine Tailors, and The Missing Clock.

Date of Birth:

June 13, 1893

Date of Death:

December 17, 1957

Place of Birth:

Oxford, England

Education:

B.A., Oxford University, 1915; M.A., B.C.L., 1920