Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)
The new copywriter joins Pym's Publicity after his predecessor falls to his death down the iron staircase. The staff at Pym's do not recognize, behind the easy good fellowship and casual inquisitiveness of Mr Death Bredon, BA, the sharp brain of Lord Peter Wimsey.
The new copywriter joins Pym's Publicity after his predecessor falls to his death down the iron staircase. The staff at Pym's do not recognize, behind the easy good fellowship and casual inquisitiveness of Mr Death Bredon, BA, the sharp brain of Lord Peter Wimsey.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780060808259 (006080825X)
Publish date: September 30th 1986
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 323
Edition language: English
Series: Lord Peter Wimsey , 2, 10, 12
Another quick trip down memory lane, courtesy of the BBC's full cast audio adaptation of this novel starring Ian Carmiachel (who also starred in the first of the Beeb's two TV series based on Sayers's novels). This was Sayers's revenge on the advertising business, based on her own early job experi...
As I mentioned elsewhere, I have many fond memories of Dorothy L. Sayers' books from our days in Pittsburgh and first settling back in the Boston area (back in the good old days before Regan, when economists still made an attempt at being honest purveyors of their alleged craft, rather than lap dogs...
When ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable London advertising agency, it looks like an accident. Then Lord Peter Wimsey is called in, and he soon discovers there's more to copywriting than meets the eye. A bit of cocaine, a hint of blackmail, and s...
Reading this novel I get why people praise Dorothy Sayers not just as some clever puzzle-maker, creator of a classic detective or a mere mystery writer, but as a fine novelist who wrote works that can be called literature. In this story, after a half-finished letter implying corruption is found am...
As an example of the times (1933) it's unbeatable. While the details of advertising have changed over the years, the general feel remains much the same, I think. So, there's the delight of Wimsey observing a normal workplace and, of course, doing a marvelous job. Then there's the whole series of sce...
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