Lord Peter Wimsey Series by Dorothy L. Sayers, Mark Meadows, Janet Hitchman, Elizabeth George

4.05 · 379 ratings
  • Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey #1)
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    Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey #1)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars
    · 33 ratings · published 1923

    When a body dressed only in a pair of pince-nez glasses is found in the bathtub at 59 Queen Caroline Mansions in Battersea, the only thing that becomes obvious is that it is not the body of the financier, Sir Reuben Levy. But whose body is it, and how did it get into the apartment of middle-aged architect Alfred Thripps? And by the way, what has become of Sir Reuben? These are the questions Lord Peter Wimsey must resolve in order to solve the mystery of...

  • Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey #2)
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    Clouds of Witness (Lord Peter Wimsey #2)

    Dorothy L. Sayers, Mark Meadows

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 1926

    Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thrill of the hunt -- until the game turned up human and quite dead. He lay among the chrysanthemums, wore slippers and a dinner jacket and was Lord Peter's brother-in-law-to-be... more

  • Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey #3)
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    Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey #3)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 1927

    The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead--a trifle sooner than expected--but there are no apparent signs of foul play. Lord Peter Wimsey, however, senses that something is amiss and refuses to let the case rest--even without any clues or leads. Suddenly, he is faced with another murder: Agatha's maid... more

  • The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey #4)
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    The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (Lord Peter Wimsey #4)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1928

    Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and the time of death was the determining factor in a half-million-pound inheritance... more

  • Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey #5)
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    Strong Poison (Lord Peter Wimsey #5)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 1930

    Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her former lover died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman's noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent.

  • The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey #6)
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    The Five Red Herrings (Lord Peter Wimsey #6)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1931

    The body was on the pointed rocks alongside the stream. The artist might have fallen from the cliff where he was painting, but there are too many suspicious elements—particularly the medical evidence that proves he'd been dead nearly half a day, though eyewitnesses had seen him alive a scant hour earlier. And then there are the six prime suspects—all of them artists, all of whom wished him dead... more

  • Have His Carcase: Special Edition (Lord Peter Wimsey #7)
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    Have His Carcase: Special Edition (Lord Peter Wimsey #7)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1932

    When Harriet Vane finds a dead body on the beach, she and Lord Peter Wimsey must solve a murder when all the evidence has washed out to sea Harriet Vane has gone on vacation to forget her recent murder trial and, more importantly, to forget the man who cleared her name-the dapper, handsome, and maddening Lord Peter Wimsey. She is alone on a beach when she spies a man lying on a rock, surf lapping at his ankles. She tries to wake him, but he doesn't budge... more

  • Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey #8)
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    Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey #8)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 1933

    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 some wanton women can be read between the lines. And then there is the brutal succession of murders -- 5 of them -- each one a fixed fee for advertising a deadly secret.

  • The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey #9)
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    The Nine Tailors (Lord Peter Wimsey #9)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1934

    When a disfigured corpse is discovered in a country parish, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter to take on what will become one of his most brilliant and complicated cases.

  • Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey #10)
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    Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey #10)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 1935

    The dons of Harriet Vane's alma mater, the all-female Shrewsbury College, Oxford, have invited her back to attend the annual Gaudy celebrations. However, the mood turns sour when someone begins a series of malicious acts including poison-pen messages, obscene graffiti and wanton vandalism. Harriet asks her old friend Wimsey to investigate.

  • Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey #11)
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    Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey #11)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1937

    Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride, mystery writer Harriet Vane, start their honeymoon with murder. The former owner of Talboys estate is dead in the cellar with a misspelled "notise" to the milkman, not a spot of blood on his smashed skull, and £600 in his pocket.

  • Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #short stories)
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    Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey #short stories)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings · published 1928

    In this delightful collection of Wimsey exploits, Dorothy L. Sayers reveals a gruesome, grotesque but absolutely bewitching side rarely shown in Lord Peter's full-length adventures.Lord Peter views the body in 12 tantalizing and bizarre ways in this outstanding collection. He deals with such marvels as the man with copper fingers, Uncle Meleager's missing will, the cat in the bag, the footsteps that ran, the stolen stomach, the man without a face.. more

  • Striding Folly (Lord Peter Wimsey #short stories)
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    Striding Folly (Lord Peter Wimsey #short stories)

    Dorothy L. Sayers, Janet Hitchman, Elizabeth George

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings · published 1972

    Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detction skills at their most spectacular.The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft, a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero.This book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer.

  • Hangman's Holiday (Lord Peter Wimsey #short stories)
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    Hangman's Holiday (Lord Peter Wimsey #short stories)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 1933

    Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Peter Wimsey and the delightful working-class sleuth Montague Egg. This sumptuous feast of criminal doings and undoings includes a vintage double identity and a horrid incident of feline assassination that will tease the minds of cat-lovers everywhere... more

  • Lord Peter (Lord Peter Wimsey #all short stories)
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    Lord Peter (Lord Peter Wimsey #all short stories)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1972

    All the Lord Peter Wimsey stories are here, in a single volume, including the one about Harriet, Peter and their three sons!

  • In the Teeth of the Evidence (Lord Peter Wimsey #short stories)
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    In the Teeth of the Evidence (Lord Peter Wimsey #short stories)

    Dorothy L. Sayers

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 1933

    All that was left of the garage was a heap of charred and smouldering beams. In the driving seat of the burnt-out car were the remains of a body...An accident, said the police. An accident, said the widow. She had been warning her husband about the danger of the car for months. Murder, said the famous detective Lord Peter Wimsey--and proceeded to track down the killer. This is vintage Sayers, a collection of her finest crime and detection stories.

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