Lord Peter Wimsey: The Complete Short Stories
Presented in chronological order, these short stories see Lord Peter Wimsey bringing his trademark wit and unique detection skills to all manner of mysteries. From poisoned port to murder in fancy dress, Wimsey draws on his many skills - including his expertise in fine wine and appreciation of...
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Presented in chronological order, these short stories see Lord Peter Wimsey bringing his trademark wit and unique detection skills to all manner of mysteries. From poisoned port to murder in fancy dress, Wimsey draws on his many skills - including his expertise in fine wine and appreciation of fine art - to solve cases far and wide, some even taking him to foreign countries and unexpected hiding places in pursuit of miscreants and murderers.
Containing 21 stories taken from Lord Peter Views the Body, Hangman's Holiday, In the Teeth of the Evidence and Striding Folly, now published together for the first time in one volume, this is the ultimate collection for fans of classic detective fiction and Dorothy L. Sayers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781473657632
Publish date: 2018-09-04
Publisher: Hodder
Pages no: 448
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
20th Century,
Anthologies,
Mystery,
Detective,
Collections,
Thriller,
Mystery Thriller,
Crime,
Short Stories
Series: Lord Peter Wimsey , 2, 10, 12
This is an old favorite that I go back to every year or so.
This compilation of the short stories Sayers wrote throughout the years starring Lord Peter is fun, witty, varied and fabulous. Not one bad story in the lot. Yes some have a more thief/murderer to catch feel but most of them are delightful and give an insight to the character of Lord Peter in many d...
I picked this up a year or so ago and *hated* the first story I read, which I thought priggishly class conscious. After reading the Wimsey novels, I liked the stories a great deal more, and would recommend them only after a reader has read at least one or two of Sayers's novels.
Read these AFTER reading at least the first Lord Peter Wimsey novel. My review when I first read them was this: "I read about a third of these, but couldn't bear to slog through the rest. Several authors I love (cough, copperbadge) have mentioned Sayers, and I'm a sucker for urbane fops who are sec...
[These notes were made in 1981:]. A collection of all the Wimsey short stories, from the earliest 1920s manifestations to the charming little post-Harriet tales. The later ones I recognized from collections I've read already, but the earlier stories were quite new - mostly of the intellectual puzzl...
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