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Format: Paperback
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Unique Elements of this Annotated Classic Edition of Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body?include: Historical ContextDetailed 20th Century Historical Outline “Her Grace tells me that a respectable Battersea architect has discovered a dead man in his bath.” “Indeed, my lord? That’s very gratifying.” “Very, Bunter. Your choice of words is unerring. I wish Eton and Balliol had done as much for me." ― Whose Body? Whose Body? is a 20th Century crime fiction classic novel by English crime writer, poet and novelist. It was first published in 1923 in the United Kingdom. This original unabridged edition of Whose Body? is Dorothy L. Sayers’ debut novel, and the book in which she introduced the fantasy fiction detective and amateur sleuth of Lord Peter Wimsey. Dorothy L. Sayers was an English crime writer and poet. She was also a student of classical and modern languages, and is also known for her plays, literary criticism, and essays. As a crime writer during the "Golden Age of Detective Fiction", Sayers was considered one of its four "Queens of Crime", alongside Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham and Ngaio Marsh. “Even idiots occasionally speak the truth accidentally.” ― Whose Body? About Lord Peter Wimsey, a monocled aristocrat turned detective, was first created by English writer Dorothy L. Sayers in Whose Body? He is as a dapper young bachelor of wit and charm, a gentleman- scholar, a lover of rare books and is supported by his private income and by the companionship and service of his loyal manservant Bunter. After Lord Wimsey’s graduation from Oxford University, he finds that he has a gift for crime detection. Bunter, his valet, is a bookworm, an expert photographer, and a superb brewer of coffee, and is exquisitely attuned to Wimsey’s tastes and affectations and is a very able assistant during investigations. Lord Wimsey resolves to investigate the strange appearance of a dead man wearing nothing but a pair of pince-nez in the bath of an architect’s London flat. At the same time a noted financier goes missing under sinister circumstances attired only in a latchkey and his artificial teeth? These were the puzzles which Lord Peter Wimsey, blandest of unprofessional sleuths, set out to solve, at some risk to his own life. Whose Body? is a “Golden Age of Detective Fiction” classic that belongs on every bookshelf. Bunter: "Yes, Mr. Graves, it’s a hard life, valeting by day and developing by night—morning tea at any time from 6.30 to 11, and criminal investigation at all hours." ― Whose Body? A Stunning Classic Reprint Guaranteed Professionally Formatted Other Books by Dorothy L. Sayers from Bygone Media and available on Amazon: Unnatural Death, Clouds of Witness. Collect them all, you can start with this one today by adding one or two to your cart now! Whose Body? Dorothy L. Sayers’ mystery and murder fiction classic set in London is filled with historical settings, drama and suspense and would make a great addition to your crime fiction collection or a great gift to any golden age detective fiction book buff collection. “It affords me, if I may say so, the greatest satisfaction,” continued the noble lord, “that in a collaboration like ours all the uninteresting and disagreeable routine work is done by you.” ― Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? Don’t delay scroll up and click the “Add to cart” button. “Oh, yes,” said Lord Peter, “but most of us have such dozens of motives for murderin’ all sorts of inoffensive people. There’s lots of people I’d like to murder, wouldn’t you?” “Heaps,” said Lady Swaffham.” ― Whose Body? Read more
Publisher : Independently published (January 30, 2023)
Language : English
Paperback : 170 pages
ISBN-13 : 98
Item Weight : 8.6 ounces
Dimensions : 5 x 0.39 x 8 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #1,219,621 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #4,549 in Hard-Boiled Mystery #8,022 in Traditional Detective Mysteries (Books) #14,615 in Murder Thrillers
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