Hangman's Holiday (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)
A collection of short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, featuring some of her most beloved characters, including Lord Peter Wimsey. Hangman's Holiday includes the following stories: The Image in the Mirror The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey The Queen’s Square The Necklace of Pearls The...
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A collection of short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers, featuring some of her most beloved characters, including Lord Peter Wimsey. Hangman's Holiday includes the following stories:
The Image in the Mirror
The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey
The Queen’s Square
The Necklace of Pearls
The Poisoned Dow ’08
Sleuths on the Scent
Murder in the Morning
One Too Many
Murder at Pentecost
Maher-shalal-hashbaz
The Man Who Knew How
The Fountain Plays
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Format: Kindle Edition
ASIN: B00LCJ4BUS
Publish date: 2014-06-26
Publisher: Mustbe Interactive
Pages no: 254
Edition language: English
Series: Lord Peter Wimsey , 2, 10, 12 (#9)
A few indifferent Wimsey shorts, some good Montague Egg stories, and then a couple of weak stand-alones.
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...
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.
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.
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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