Dorothy L. Sayers

The eleventh book in Dorothy L Sayers' classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by writer Jill Paton Walsh - a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. 'D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' Daily TelegraphWhen his sexton finds a corpse in the wrong grave, the rector of Fenchurch St Paul asks Lord Peter Wimsey to find out who the dead man was and how he came to be there.The lore of bell-ringing and a brilliantly-evoked village in the remote fens of East Anglia are the unforgettable background to a story of an old unsolved crime and its violent unravelling twenty years later.'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' P. D. James

The great Dorothy L. Sayers is considered by many to be the premier detective novelist of the Golden Age, and her dashing sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, is one of mystery fiction's most enduring and endearing protagonists. In Clouds of Witness, the fianc of Lord Peter's sister, Mary, is found dead outside the conservatory of the Wimsey family's shooting lodge in Yorkshire. The evidence points to their older brother, Gerald, the Duke of Denver, who is charged with the murder and put on trial in the House of Lords.To clear the family name, Lord Peter and his close friend Inspector Charles Parker scour the lodge's grounds, finding several tantalizing clues, including mysterious footprints, a piece of jewelry, and a cat charm. What do these leads mean, and why are Mary and Gerald suddenly acting so mysterious? Unraveling a string of coincidences, Lord Peter is determined to solve this intriguing case. But will the answer save his brother . . . or condemn him?

One of the founding mothers of mystery, Dorothy L. Sayers first introduced the popular character Lord Peter Wimsey in 1923 with the publication of Whose Body? Over the next twenty years, more novels and short stories about the aristocratic amateur sleuth appeared, each one as cunningly written as the next. Now in a single volume, here are all of the Lord Peter Wimsey stories: a treasure for any mystery lover. From "The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag" to "The Image in the Mirror" and "Talboys," this collection is Lord Peter at his best--and a true testament to the art of detective fiction.

The classic mystery that first featured Harriet Vane, companion sleuth to the dashing, perennially popular private investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey, from the mystery writer widely considered the greatest mystery novelist of the Golden Age--Dorothy L. Sayers.Featuring an introduction by Elizabeth George, herself a crime fiction master, Strong Poison introduces Harriet Vane, a mystery writer who is accused of poisoning her fianc and must now join forces with Lord Peter to escape a murder conviction and the hangman's noose.

The Nine Tailors is Dorothy L. Sayers's finest mystery, featuring Lord Peter Whimsey, and a classic of the genre. The nine tellerstrokes from the belfry of an ancient country church toll out the death of an unknown man and call the famous Lord Peter Whimsey to investigate the good and evil that lurks in every person. Steeped in the atmosphere of a quiet parish in the strange, flat fen-country of East Anglia, this is a tale of suspense, character, and mood by an author critics and readers rate as one of the great masters of the mystery novel.

A mouth-watering feast of crime fiction, including stories of mushroom murders, brown bread spread with bacillus botulinus, and tales in which the identity of killers is proved by a purchase of fillet steak or an inexpert knowledge of fine wines. This new collection from British Library Crime Classics features some of the greatest mystery tales from the Golden Age of detective fiction to be based around food and drink. Complete with a well-stuffed introduction from expert editor, anthologist and crime author Martin Edwards, detailing the fascinating role of what we imbibe to the genre, this anthology includes tales from the likes of Dorothy L Sayers, Michael Gilbert and EC Bentley, and is sure to leave readers hungry and wanting more.

This handsome 5-volume box set brings together the first five instalments of the Lord Peter Wimsey mystery series, an iconic British detective. Lord Peter Wimsey uses his personal wealth and vast intellect to solve some of the nation's most confounding mysteries. Each novel features a unique cast of characters with Wimsey at its centre, monocled and ready for action. As one of the most iconic gentleman detectives, Wimsey's stories are a staple of the classic mystery canon. This collection includes five brilliant titles: - Whose Body?- Clouds of Witness- Unnatural Death- The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club- Strong Poison ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classic Collections series features delightful, high-quality paperback box sets of classic works of literature

Peter Wimsey er for alvor kommet i problemer. Han bor i en kunstnerkoloni i det sydlige Skotland. Her finder man en kunstmaler død i en bjergbæk. Hans kammerater, der i øvrigt ikke havde meget til overs for ham, mener, at det drejer sig om en ulykke, hvad alt da også tyder på. Peter Wimsey er imidlertid ikke overbevist og påviser hurtigt, at der er tale om mord. Men hvem skal han mistænke? Fem kunstnere, hvis venskab og kunstværker, han sætter pris på? Når Peter Wimsey først er begyndt på en efterforskning, skal den gennemføres – og bliver det!Peter Wimsey finder fem falske spor er sjette krimiperle i Dorothy L. Sayers’ serie om gentlemandetektiven Peter Wimsey. Den udkom i 1931 og foreligger nu på dansk i en sprogligt revideret oversættelse.Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der officielt fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden.

Da krimiforfatter Harriet Vane kommer under anklage for at have forgiftet sin tidligere elsker, forventer alle, at hun skal møde bødlen. Sagen virker åbenlys, og bevisbyrden er inkriminerende, men lord Peter Wimsey er blandt de mange tilskuere til retssagen. Han forelsker sig i den selvstændige, moderne kvinde og sætter sig for at bevise hendes uskyld. Efterhånden som nye omstændigheder kommer for dagens lys, bliver det tydeligt, at mordet handler om andet og mere end ulykkelig kærlighed og følelser af svigt.Giftmordet er den femte bog i serien om gentlemandetektiven Peter Wimsey og introducerer en af de vigtigste og mest interessante figurer i Dorothy L. Sayers’ persongalleri, nemlig Harriet Vane. Denne forfatter af detektivromaner deler mange fællestræk med bogens egen forfatter og betragtes af mange som Sayers’ alter ego."Giftmordet" udkom første gang på dansk i 1940.Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der officielt fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som intelligent krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem.