Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover at an ad agency to find out who pitched a copywriter down a flight of stairs—“Delightful reading” (The New York Times). The iron staircase at Pym’s Publicity is a deathtrap, and no one in the advertising agency is surprised when Victor Dean tumbles down it, cracking his skull along the way. Dean’s replacement arrives just a few days later—a green copywriter named … later—a green copywriter named Death Bredon. Though he displays a surprising talent for the business of selling margarine, alarm clocks, and nerve tonics, Bredon is not really there to write copy. In fact, he is really Lord Peter Wimsey, and he has come to Pym’s in search of the man who pushed Dean.
As he tries to navigate the cutthroat world of London advertising, Lord Peter uncovers a mystery that touches on catapults, cocaine, and cricket. But how does one uncover a murderer in a business where it pays to have no soul?
Murder Must Advertise is the 10th book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College.
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One of Sayers’s best: Lord Peter working undercover in an advertising agency. Not a setting readers are used to seeing him in, and Sayers develops that world beautifully.
I really enjoy lord Peter !
One of my favorite Wimsey mysteries.
Boring, and I generally like murder mysteries.
I love these mysteries – they remind me a bit of Agatha Christie. They are unpredictable to the end!
i enjoyed this book even if i had to keep myself from paging ahead. the protagonist takes his time about doing things and i get impatient with him. however, it does all add to the enjoyment if the story. if you want to know what it’s about…read it. i will say, it is set in jolly old…and i do mean old
Probably my favorite of the Wimseys… a good mystery and all that amusing “advertising” as well.
One of the best of the Wimsey series.
So much British slang and such long chapters…thank you.
Typical Brit mystery
A classic, must-read for all mystery readers. The genre was pretty much invented by Dorothy Sayers and Agatha Christie. Intricate, cleverly crafted mysteries; terrific writing; brisk, smart, realistic dialogue from a highly intelligent mind with a sense of humor.
Not one of the better Lord Peter Whimsey tales.
Another great Lord Peter Wimsey book!!
negative- dorothy sayers did NOT spend enough time writing more in the series!!! i have every one of her books in hard copy. i have read and re-read them. they have traveled with me through many years, many moves and across the country. they are classics and each one to be devoured. lord peter and harriet and bunter… i can share their life …
This is probably my favorite of the Lord Peter mysteries by Sayers. I have read about advertising before and thoroughly enjoyed the ins and outs of the agency, I own not only the e-book but a hardback and a couple of paperbacks as well!
My favourite of Dorothy L. Sayers’ Lord Peter Wimsey series, which I read and reread in my youth! Other top ones are Five Red Herrings and Nine Tailors, but really, I love them all. Lord Peter might come across as the silly ass he means to, but there is great depth there and some commentary on the changes to society after the First World War. …
In Murder Must Advertise, Dorothy Sayers follows the advice to “write what you know.” She worked as an advertising copywriter from 1922 – 1931. Her insights into the industry and the public it targets are especially timely as I struggle to understand marketing murder mysteries to the public I know cannot live without my product. For a peek at how …
Dorothy Sayers is great! I love all her mysteries.
No one better to curl up with than Lord Peter Wimsey!
Like watching your favorite old movie .