Have His Carcase
When Novelist Harriet Vane discovers the body of a young man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear, she is once more drawn into a murder investigation in which she, herself, could be a suspect. Of course Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help clear her name...
When Novelist Harriet Vane discovers the body of a young man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear, she is once more drawn into a murder investigation in which she, herself, could be a suspect. Of course Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help clear her name...
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9780754003557 (0754003558)
Publish date: September 1st 1999
Publisher: Chivers
Edition language: English
Series: Lord Peter Wimsey (#8)
I was reading the Wimsey mysteries in order, until I got to Five Red Herrings. Although I generally love books set in Scotland, there was something about that book that just ground my reading to a halt. After staring at it on my GR currently reading list for three weeks, I decided to just throw in t...
I read this one but didn’t end up writing a post about it. Partly this is because of the DLS books I just re-read, it’s the only one that’s really focused on the mystery, with Peter and Harriet’s relationship second. Also, it’s just vaguely grimy and depressing. Murder Must Advertise is sad; HHC is ...
A glorious return to form after the painful Five Red Herrings nearly halted my obsessive devouring of this series. Alas! No Miss Climpson, but we've got Harriet Vane to make up for it. I like the Vane/Wimsey duo because it adds an interesting element of actual character development to the detective ...
bookshelves: spring-2010, mystery-thriller, britain-england, published-1932 Read from May 06 to 15, 2010 Dorothy L Sayers' mystery with Ian Carmichael.Categories:Drama, Crime
I haven't read the Lord Peter Wimsey series systematically and in order. My first was Gaudy Night, which I adored and would rank five stars. I wouldn't myself recommend starting there, because I think readers would enjoy following the development of the romance between Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet ...