Lord Peter views the body by Dorothy L. Sayers
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"Lord Peter Views the Body" by Dorothy L. Sayers is a short story collection published in 1928. This first collection features twelve tales of Lord Peter Wimsey solving bizarre mysteries, from a sculptor who electroplates his victims to a master thief disguised as a lady's maid. Each story presents Wimsey with unusual crimes involving hidden wills, dismembered corpses, and stolen jewels. Through clever deduction and attention to detail, the aristocratic detective unravels
each puzzling case with his characteristic wit and ingenuity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), 1893-1957 |
|---|---|
| Title | Lord Peter views the body |
| Original Publication | London: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1928, pubdate 1949. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Peter_Views_the_Body |
| Contents | The abominable history of the man with copper fingers -- The entertaining episode of the article in question -- The fascinating problem of Uncle Meleager's will -- The fantastic horror of the cat in the bag -- The unprincipled affair of the practical joker -- The undignified melodrama of the bone of contention -- The vindictive story of the footsteps that ran -- The bibulous business of a matter of taste -- The learned adventure of the dragon's head -- The piscatorial farce of the stolen stomach -- The unsolved puzzle of the man with no face -- The adventurous exploit of the cave of Ali Baba. |
| Credits | Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Private investigators -- England -- Fiction |
| Subject | Detective and mystery stories |
| Subject | Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character), 1890- -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 73295 |
| Release Date | Mar 30, 2024 |
| Last Update | Jul 21, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 837 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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