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Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers

Whose Body?

Dorothy L. Sayers

Start Publishing PD · Paperback · May 22, 2024

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Who it’s for
Dorothy L. Sayers pairs a singular mystery with the first appearance of Lord Peter Wimsey.
Genres
British Mystery, Historical Mystery, The Classics
Published
Start Publishing PD, May 22, 2024

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About this book

Whose Body? Is perhaps the greatest first novels every written. In it Dorothy L. Sayers introduces us to her brilliant detective Lord Peter Wimsey. Lord Peter receives a call from his mother Dowager Duchess of Denver telling him that there is a dead man in his her architects bathtub. She urges him to investigate and one of the grandest mysteries ever written ensues.

Classic Mystery

Dorothy L. Sayers pairs a singular mystery with the first appearance of Lord Peter Wimsey.

Come here for

  • A classic British mystery with an arresting opening puzzle
  • The pleasure of meeting Lord Peter Wimsey at the start

Expect

  • A family summons launches the investigation
  • A dead man in an architect’s bathtub sets the mystery in motion

Where it sits

British Mystery56%
Historical Mystery39%
The Classics32%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Hard-Boiled Mystery
  • Police Procedurals
  • British Mystery
Authors
Dorothy L. Sayers
Publisher
Start Publishing PD
Published
May 22, 2024
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
Hard-Boiled Mystery