As the case progresses it becomes clear that the two events are linked in some way.What a very horrid thing that would be--God bless my soul, my lord, I never thought of it.
Beastly nuisance, aint it I get it, too--spoils all my books, you know. Here, dont you trouble, if you dont care about lookin at it. ![]() I will not review the story except that the wrong body theme reappears later in Sayers books. Wimsey introduces his peculiar form of speech which again is repeated throughout the series. Perhaps it was in vogue amongst British noble families circa 1920. I first read this book over 30 years ago and am experiencing it in audiobook form this time. My belief in the inferiority, insufficiency and unsatisfactory nature of the audiobook is once again confirmed. This book made Dorothy Sayers career and it is certainly not a bad first novel. For those who have not read her subsequent work it does improve and by the publication of The Five Red Herrings in the early 1930s she is close to being a master of the genre. Overall an excellent introduction and much above average first book. Having just read the the first of the second series - Thrones, Dominations, started by Sayers and finished by Jill Paton Walsh, set in the prelude to WWII - its interesting to see the younger, funnier Wimsey, still suffering traumas from his WWI experiences in this first book, which introduces us to his future brother-in-law Inspector Parker, Wimseys manservantsidekick Bunter, wholly indispensable as always, and Wimseys redoubtable mother, the Duchess. My only complaint, apart from the obviousness of the killer, is the unlikely execution of the crime itself. Dorothy Sayers Books Online For Free To NewThese books are still being published and selling well, so its a real bonus that the first two are now available for free to new generations. As the Dorothy L Sayers books come out of copyright, readers at Manybooks are in for a real treat. Though on the surface, her Lord Peter Whimsey mysteries seem like frivolous parlor whodunnits, there is a deeper undercurrent of social context in her work, hidden under a lighthearted charade in the same way that Lord Peter hides the darker side of himself behind his foppish demeanor. Readers will fall in love with Lord Peters wit and his vulnerability. This is the first of the Lord Peter mysteries, and one of the better ones (in my opinion), though its also one of the more easily solved. Even so, I highly, highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a good mystery I would love to see the other Lord Peter books here, as well.
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