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1) Whose body?
Author
Language
English
Description
In his first murder case, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the bizarre case of a corpse in the bathtub.
Author
Language
English
Description
Dashing detective Lord Peter Wimsey is caught up in the murder trial of mystery writer Harriet Vane. Her fiance has died of poisoning exactly as described in one of Harriet's novels -- so naturally she is the prime suspect. As Peter looks on, he not only falls in love with the accused but eagerly helps with Harriet's defense when the first trial ends in a hung jury. Will she be convicted and executed for the crime, or can he save her life and win...
Author
Series
(Dorothy Leigh),Lord Peter Wimsey volume 16
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
In the process of discussing with her husband the plot of her latest novel, mystery writer Lady Wimsey finds the solution to a real-life murder. The novel is an unfinished 1930s manuscript by British writer Sayers, completed by Walsh on the basis of the outline.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
The dignified calm of the Bellona Club is shattered when Lord Peter Wimsey finds General Fentiman dead in his favorite chair. A straightforward death by natural causes? Perhaps--but why can no-one remember seeing the general the day he died? And, who is the mysterious Mr. Oliver? Lord Peter moves between London and Paris, salon and suburbs, to unfold the intriguing case.
13) Unnatural death
Author
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead and there are no apparent signs of foul play. Lord Peter Wimsey, however, senses that something is amiss and he refuses to let the case rest--even without any clues or leads. Suddenly, he is faced with another murder--Agatha's maid. Can super-sleuth Wimsey find the murderer and solve the case before he becomes the killer's next victim?
19) Striding folly
Author
Publisher
Audio Partners
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Three perplexing puzzles, and three inimitable Wimsey solutions, told with wit, humor and suspense.
20) Gaudy Night
Author
Series
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Lexile measure
870L
Language
English
Description
Harriet Vane's Oxford reunion is shadowed by a rash of bizarre pranks and malicious mischief that include beautifully worded death threats, burnt effigies and vicious poison-pen letters, and Harriet finds herself and Lord Peter Wimsey challenged by an elusive set of clues.