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Hangman's Holiday - Dorothy L. Sayers
Hangman's Holiday
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In the annals of mystery writing, Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg are among the most memorable detectives. Lord Peter—noble by birth, brilliant by nature—is a fly in the ointment of criminals across Britain, turning up whenever the police ask him to lend his quick wit and keen eye to an... show more
In the annals of mystery writing, Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg are among the most memorable detectives. Lord Peter—noble by birth, brilliant by nature—is a fly in the ointment of criminals across Britain, turning up whenever the police ask him to lend his quick wit and keen eye to an investigation. Montague Egg is a free-spirited figure, a traveling wine salesman with an unfortunate habit of stumbling over murder scenes. Both are inimitably charming, and neither has ever failed to catch his man.

In this collection of stories, the two detectives confront cat killers, American zombies, and—most horrible of all—a poisoned bottle of fine old port. Several decades after their first publication, mystery maven Dorothy L. Sayers’s chilling puzzles remain as engaging as ever.
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Format: mass market paperback
ISBN: 9780450019609 (0450019608)
Publisher: New English Library
Pages no: 244
Edition language: English
Series: Lord Peter Wimsey , 2, 10, 12 (#9)
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Community Reviews
Andrea K Höst
Andrea K Höst rated it
A few indifferent Wimsey shorts, some good Montague Egg stories, and then a couple of weak stand-alones.
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it
A quick, satisfying read, from the time when all novelists also wrote stories. A few star Wimsey, a couple star Montague Egg, commercial traveler, and a few stand alone, including one of the best. Just the thing for those who aren't sure if they'll enjoy Sayers, or for readers who need a brief diver...
Bookish for life
Bookish for life rated it
4.0 Hangman's Holiday
Some of these short stories are quite brilliant - Sayers has a gift of telling concise, interesting mysteries almost better as short stories than novel-length. I didn't expect the non-Lord Peter stories, but (although rather improbable) I enjoyed them nevertheless.
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it
3.0
Now that I've started I remember reading this collection in high school. The stories so far are weirder than her norm -- almost Father Brown-ish.
saugat
saugat rated it
3.0 Hangman's Holiday (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
Includes stories from Monty Egg and Lord Peter Wimsey. Couple of stories were really good others were, sorry to say, ordinary.
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