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1) Whose body?
Author
Series
Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 1
Language
English
Description
Lord Peter Wimsey encounters his first murder case when the body of a prominent financier is discovered in a bathtub, and Wimsey finds clues in the body's post-murder facial shave and a pair of gold pince-nez.
Series
Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 10
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers which chronicle the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Clouds of witness: Death hits close to home when Lord Peter's future brother-in-law is murdered. -- The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: Two siblings die at the same time, leaving Wimsey to untangle who will inherit their fortune. -- Murder must advertise: Lord Peter goes undercover at Pym's Publicity to investigate the death of a copywriter. -- Five red herrings: With six potential suspects, Wimsey must determine who murdered an unpopular artist....
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
On November 11, ninety-year-old General Fentiman is found dead in an armchair at the Bellona Club. No one knows exactly when his death occurred - information essential in determining the recipient of a substantial inheritance. But that is only one of the mysteries vexing Lord Peter Wimsey. The aristocratic sleuth needs every bit of his amazing skills to discover why the proud officer's lapel was missing the requisite red poppy on Armistice Day, how...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Lord Peter is on vacation when he hears that a dead body has been found at the Wimsey family retreat, and that Lord Peter's brother, the Duke of Denver, is being held for the crime. The dead man? Their sister's fiancé. Lord Peter must clear his brother's name to avoid the death penalty. There is overwhelming circumstantial evidence against the Duke, but Lord Peter firmly believes that his brother is innocent and begins his own investigation into...
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Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Drawing on the events of "The Wimsey Papers," a tale set during the Blitz in 1940 London finds Lord Peter conducting secret business for the Foreign Office, while Harriet, caring for the family, is shocked by the murder of a young Land Girl.
Author
Series
Publisher
Olive Editions
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"When Harriet attends her Oxford reunion, known as the Gaudy, the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled obscenities, burnt effigies, and poison-pen letters, including one that says, 'Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup.' Some of the notes threaten murder; all are perfectly ghastly; yet in spite of their scurrilous nature, all are perfectly worded. And Harriet finds herself ensnared in...
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Series
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Back in print and now available in trade paperback, Dorothy L. Sayers' classic tale of murder and scandal at a chic London advertising agency, featuring the dashing and brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey. When executive Victor Dean dies from a fall down the iron staircase at Pym's Publicity, a posh London ad agency, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover to investigate. Before his tragic demise, the victim had tried to warn Mr. Pym, the firm's owner, about some...
Author
Series
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
In the process of discussing with her husband the plot of her latest novel, mystery writer Lady Wimsey finds the solution to a real-life murder. The novel is an unfinished 1930s manuscript by British writer Sayers, completed by Walsh on the basis of the outline.
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Clouds of Witness - Death hits close to home when Lord Peter's future brother-in-law is murdered. Complicating matters is the man who stands accused: Gerald Wimsey, Lord Peter's brother. The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - When a member of the prominent Bellona Club dies on the same day as his sister, Lord Peter must determine who will inherit a sizeable fortune. Bonus features included.
Author
Series
Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 11
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
When their plans for a private and romantic honeymoon are disrupted by the untimely murder of their estate's former owner, newlyweds Lord Peter and Harriet Vane are baffled by the strange clues they discover.
Author
Series
Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 5
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Dashing detective Lord Peter Wimsey is caught up in the murder trial of mystery writer Harriet Vane. Her fiance has died of poisoning exactly as described in one of Harriet's novels -- so naturally she is the prime suspect. As Peter looks on, he not only falls in love with the accused but eagerly helps with Harriet's defense when the first trial ends in a hung jury. Will she be convicted and executed for the crime, or can he save her life and win...
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