Author: dorothylsayers
A box set of classic detective tales from “one of the greatest mystery storywriters” (Los Angeles Times): Dive into the escapades of aristocrat and sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey in this page-turning collection. “The Wimsey books are literate and delightful” (Chicago Tribune).
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, Agatha Dawson is given six months to live — but dies just three days later. Can Lord Peter Wimsey reveal the hidden hand of a murderer? From a classic mystery author who “brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy, and wit” (P. D. James).
A classic whodunit from “one of the greatest mystery story writers” (Los Angeles Times): When his love, Harriet, begins receiving mysterious threats, Lord Peter Wimsey sets out to find a villain who lurks among the elite academics at Oxford… With over 11,100 five-star Goodreads ratings!
Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg unravel a series of mind-bending whodunits in this classic collection of short mysteries from an author who “brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy, and wit” (P. D. James). With over 3,500 five-star Goodreads ratings!
From “one of the greatest mystery story writers of this century” (Los Angeles Times): Lord Peter Wimsey and his new bride, Harriet, must cut their honeymoon short when they stumble upon a murder. With suspects cropping up at every turn, can they catch a killer?
In the debut mystery in Dorothy L. Sayers’s acclaimed Lord Peter Wimsey series, the case of a dead bather draws Lord Peter into the 1st of many puzzling mysteries Lord Peter Wimsey spends his days tracking down rare books, and his nights hunting killers. Though the Great War has left his nerves frayed with shellshock, Wimsey continues to be London’s greatest sleuth–and he’s about to encounter … about to encounter his oddest case yet. A strange corpse has appeared in a suburban architect’s bathroom, stark naked save for an incongruous pince-nez. When Wimsey arrives on the scene, he is confronted…
A clever tale from a master of classic suspense! Lord Peter Wimsey infiltrates a London ad agency in a daring bid to unmask a killer. “Delightful reading” (The New York Times) with over 8,100 five-star ratings on Goodreads.
When Harriet Vane stumbles across a dead body on the beach, she searches for help as the evidence washes out to sea. Can amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey piece together the truth in this perplexing case? A classic mystery with nearly 5,600 five-star ratings on Goodreads!
From a classic mystery author who “brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy, and wit” (P. D. James): Crime novelist Harriet Vane is on trial for murder, but Lord Peter Wimsey knows she’s innocent. Can he save her from the gallows? “A model detective story” (The New York Times).
From a classic mystery author who “brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy, and wit” (P. D. James): Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg set out to crack puzzling murder cases with their famed powers of deduction. “Truly remarkable” (The New York Times).