Dorothy L. Sayers
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"Clouds of witness" -- When his future brother-in-law is murdered during a country retreat, Lord Peter Wimsey is shocked when his brother is accused and seeks the truth in a letter from Egypt, a suitcase-bearing fiancee, and a second murder attempt.
"The unpleasantness at the Bellona Club" -- A ninety-year-old man's time of death becomes pivotal in deciding upon his half-million-pound estate, and Lord Peter Wimsey must search through such clues as...
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"Whose body?" -- When the great, yet eccentric English detective Lord Peter Wimsey discovers a body in a bathtub wearing only a pair of spectacles, he's launched into a world of sleuths and suspects, ultimately leading to one ghastly conclusion.
"Murder Must Advertise" -- Lord Peter Wimsey is called in to investigate a death at a respectable London advertising agency and finds cocaine, blackmail, wanton women, and a brutal succession of murders.
"Gaudy...
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Unnatural death -- The senseless death of a wealthy old woman brings debonair sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey to the scene of the crime, causing him to search for answers from a beautiful Hampshire village to a fashionable London flat.
Strong poison -- 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...