Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries – serie

The twelfth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by actress Dame Harriet Mary Walter, DBE - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily TelegraphHarriet Vane has never dared to return to her old Oxford college. Now, despite her scandalous life, she has been summoned back . . .At first she thinks her worst fears have been fulfilled, as she encounters obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy when she arrives at sedate Shrewsbury College for the 'Gaudy' celebrations.But soon, Harriet realises that she is not the only target of this murderous malice - and asks Lord Peter Wimsey to help.'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James

The eleventh book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by writer Jill Paton Walsh - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily TelegraphWhen his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how he came to be there.The lore of bell-ringing and a brilliantly-evoked village in the remote fens of East Anglia are the unforgettable background to a story of an old unsolved crime and its violent unravelling twenty years later.'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James

'Think MadMen in prewar London' The GuardianThe tenth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by bestselling crime writer Peter Robinson - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. Victor Dean fell to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency, but no one seems to be sorry. Until an inquisitive new copywriter joins the firm and asks some awkward questions...Disguised as his disreputable cousin Death Bredon, Lord Peter Wimsey takes a job - one that soon draws him into a vicious network of blackmailers and drug pedlars.Five people will die before Wimsey unravels a sinister and deadly plot.'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James_____________________________________________________________________Lord Peter Wimsey and Chief Inspector Parker return with a case full of murders, red herrings, collusion and blackmail.Agatha Dawson has been found dead. The post-mortem declares no foul play and the case is closed. Something still doesn't seem right to Lord Peter Wimsey and he hires his own private investigator. . . to investigate. There is no evidence of a crime, that is, until Bertha, Agatha's maid, is found dead in Epping Forest, with a £5 note leading back to a certain Mrs Forrest.As events come to a head, can Wimsey catch the murderer before he himself becomes one of their victims?_____________________________________________________________________'She has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' Ruth Rendell'A truly great storyteller' Minette Walters'Part of the Golden Age of mystery writers working between the wars, Sayers is often credited as the most intelligent of them all' Guardian'What elevated Sayers's debut to the upper ranks of the genre was the quality of her prose and the sense that her sleuth had more emotional heft than he displayed' The New York Times'Lord Peter should become one of the best known and best loved among the many amateur detectives of fiction' The New York Herald _____________________________________________________________________Readers adore the legendary Lord Peter Wimsey series: 'An all-time classic whodunnit' 5* reader review'Sayers is certainly the best detective story writer of her generation' 5* reader review'Dorothy L Sayers surely wrote some of the most intelligent and enjoyable detective stories of the Golden Age of Crime' 5* reader review'If you haven't read this canonical mystery, you are in for a real treat' 5* reader review'What tremendous fun! No wonder Sayers is considered one of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' 5* reader review'Exceptionally clever, amusing and well written' 5* reader review'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' 5* reader review'Vintage mystery, a classic!' 5* reader review'One of the very best' 5* reader review

A book of short stories featuring Dorothy L Sayers' classic character Lord Peter Wimsey, introduced by thriller writer Christopher Fowler - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily TelegraphLord Peter Wimsey - expert on subjects as diverse as crosswords and cats - displays his detective genius in some of the cleverest mysteries ever devised.One solution requires expertise in fine wines; another calls on his knowledge of fine art. Lord Peter has the knack of being on the spot at just the right time to spot a thief or blackmail a blackmailer. Or even prevent a murder... Whatever the occasion, the aristocratic detective uses his razor-sharp mind and unerring instincts to unmask the guilty and go to the aid of their victims. 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James

The thirteenth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by crime writer Natasha Cooper - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. They plan to have a quiet country honeymoon. Then Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride Harriet Vane find the previous owner's body in the cellar.Set in a country village seething with secrets and snobbery, this is Dorothy L. Sayers' last full-length detective novel. Variously described as a love story with detective interruptions and a detective story with romantic interruptions, it lives up to both descriptions with style.'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS 'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James________________________________________________________________________________Lord Peter Wimsey encounters his greatest challenge yet. Not in solving a crime, but in matters of the heart. Mystery writer Harriet Vane stands trial for poisoning her unfaithful lover, accused of slipping arsenic into his morning coffee. Convinced of her innocence from the moment their eyes meet across the courtroom, Wimsey embarks on a desperate race against time to uncover the truth. The Crown's case is watertight. The police are adamant that the right person is on trial. It seems certain that Harriet Vane shall hang. Can Lord Peter Wimsey prove that she is not guilty of murder - or find the real poisoner in time to save her from the gallows?______________________________________________________________________________'She has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' Ruth Rendell'A truly great storyteller' Minette Walters'Part of the Golden Age of mystery writers working between the wars, Sayers is often credited as the most intelligent of them all' Guardian'What elevated Sayers's debut to the upper ranks of the genre was the quality of her prose and the sense that her sleuth had more emotional heft than he displayed' The New York Times'Lord Peter should become one of the best known and best loved among the many amateur detectives of fiction' The New York Herald ________________________________________________________________________________Readers adore the legendary Lord Peter Wimsey series: 'An all-time classic whodunnit' 5* Reader Review'Sayers is certainly the best detective story writer of her generation' 5* Reader Review'Dorothy L Sayers surely wrote some of the most intelligent and enjoyable detective stories of the Golden Age of Crime' 5* Reader Review'If you haven't read this canonical mystery, you are in for a real treat' 5* Reader Review'What tremendous fun! No wonder Sayers is considered one of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' 5* Reader Review'Exceptionally clever, amusing and well written' 5* Reader Review'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' 5* Reader Review 'Vintage mystery, a classic!' 5* Reader Review'One of the very best' 5* Reader Review

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James_____________________________________________________________________Introducing Dorothy L Sayers's legendary private investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey. The body of a stout man, wearing nothing except a golden pince-nez, is discovered in the bath of an architect's London flat.The police quickly determine the man's identity to be that of famous financier Sir Reuben Levy, who disappeared from his lodgings the night before.But though the corpse greatly resembles the missing magnate, it soon becomes clear that it is someone else entirely. But who?Amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey, with the aid of his great friend, Inspector Charlie Parker, resolves to get to the bottom of this mystery, once and for all. _____________________________________________________________________'She has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' Ruth Rendell'A truly great storyteller' Minette Walters'Part of the Golden Age of mystery writers working between the wars, Sayers is often credited as the most intelligent of them all' Guardian'What elevated Sayers's debut to the upper ranks of the genre was the quality of her prose and the sense that her sleuth had more emotional heft than he displayed' The New York Times'Lord Peter should become one of the best known and best loved among the many amateur detectives of fiction' The New York Herald _____________________________________________________________________Readers adore the legendary Lord Peter Wimsey series:'An all-time classic whodunnit' 5* reader review'Sayers is certainly the best detective story writer of her generation' 5* reader review'Dorothy L Sayers surely wrote some of the most intelligent and enjoyable detective stories of the Golden Age of Crime' 5* reader review'If you haven't read this canonical mystery, you are in for a real treat' 5* reader review'What tremendous fun! No wonder Sayers is considered one of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' 5* reader review'Exceptionally clever, amusing and well written' 5* reader review'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' 5* reader review'Vintage mystery, a classic!' 5* reader review'One of the very best' 5* reader review

Lord Peter Wimsey's fishing holiday is interrupted in Dorothy L. Sayers' classic Golden Age crime novel - introduced by crime writer and journalist Barry Forshaw, essential reading for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot, Margery Allingham's Albert Campion, and Ngaio Marsh.'One of the best detective story writers' - Daily TelegraphLord Peter Wimsey could imagine the artist stepping back, the stagger, the fall, down to where the pointed rocks grinned like teeth. But was the death of the abrasive landscape painter Campbell a tragic accident-or a meticulously planned murder?In the close-knit artists' colony of Kirkcudbright, Galloway, six painters do not regret the death of the abrasive Campbell. Each had motive. Each had opportunity. Each has an alibi.Five of them are red herrings.A forged painting. A stolen bicycle. A body that tells a very different story. In this masterwork of deductive reasoning and atmospheric Scottish mystery, Wimsey must untangle a web of ironclad alibis, railway timetables, and local secrets - before a clever killer escapes without a trace.'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' - P. D. James

General Fentiman is found dead in his armchair at London's Bellona Club. His passing appears entirely natural for a ninety-year-old veteran. However, the exact time of his death sits at the centre of a fierce inheritance dispute. If the General died even a minute before his wealthy sister, Lady Dormer, his grandsons receive only a small fraction of a £500,000 estate. If he survived her, they inherit a fortune.A solemn two-minute silence on Armistice Day, an unsupervised corpse, and an autopsy turn a simple family dispute to a classic British murder mystery when Lord Peter Wimsey notices medical anomalies. Wimsey must track down the mysterious Mr X who fled when wanted for questioning, uncover how the General actually died, and determine which Bellona Club member is lying. With the General's grandsons suffering from the shell shock and poverty common among WWI veterans, they both have ample motive to secure the cash.The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is a brilliant whodunit that contrasts the strict rules of London's high society with the grim, forgotten reality of the Lost Generation. Praise for Dorothy L. Sayers,'I admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' - Ruth Rendell

The eighth book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by bestselling thriller writer Lee Child - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily TelegraphA young woman falls asleep on a deserted beach and wakes to discover the body of a man whose throat has been slashed from ear to ear . . .The young woman is the celebrated detective novelist Harriet Vane, once again drawn against her will into a murder investigation in which she herself could be a suspect.Lord Peter Wimsey is only too eager to help her clear her name.'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James

'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily TelegraphThe Duke of Denver, accused of murder, stands trial for his life in the House of Lords. The victim? His future brother-in-law.When Captain Denis Cathcart is found shot dead outside the conservatory of Riddlesdale Lodge in North Yorkshire, the evidence points overwhelmingly to the estate's owner: Gerald Wimsey, the Duke of Denver. Discovered standing over the blood-stained body at three in the morning, the Duke stubbornly refuses to explain his movements or defend his timeline. It falls to his younger brother, the brilliant aristocratic sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, to launch a frantic private investigation to save Gerald from the gallows.Aided by his meticulous valet Bunter and Scotland Yard's Inspector Charles Parker, Lord Peter must untangle a dangerous web of family secrets that stretches from the bleak moorlands to the financial underworld of Paris. With the family honour on the line and the trial looming, Wimsey must decipher the mechanical truths hidden beneath aristocratic pride before it is too late.Clouds of Witness is the second entry in Dorothy L. Sayers's iconic mystery series. It is an essential read for fans of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot, Margery Allingham's Albert Campion, and quintessential Golden Age country house whodunits."She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller." - Minette Walters