Book Review: Josh Lanyon’s Mystery at the Masquerade
It’s a masquerade party with a ghost hunt at the end that ends in murder, and Ellery Page is knee deep with competing love interests.
Genre: amateur sleuth
Book Review: John Creasey’s The Toff Goes On
A frightened ballerina and a panicked Sussex village sets the Toff off as he pursues the trail of a Russian bad guy who inspires fear everywhere he goes.
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Terns of Endearment
A working cruise rapidly turns deadly for the Langslow-Blake group when their ship breaks down in the Bermuda Triangle just after a passenger — the mortal enemy of a group of writers — jumps overboard.
Book Review: Jill Paton Walsh (Dorothy Sayer)’s The Late Scholar
It’s an embittered dispute at an Oxford college that requires the Visitor, Peter Wimsey, to decide the matter. Only, there’s the small matter of the Warden disappearing and inexplicable accidents that result in death that finds Peter and Harriet Wimsey staying on longer to solve the mysteries.
Book Review: Dorothy Sayers’ The Five Red Herrings
During a painting retreat, a killer takes a creative approach to the ancient art of murder when a hated painter takes a tumble about which Lord Peter Wimsey has his suspicions.
Book Review: Dorothy Sayers’ Strong Poison
Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her former lover died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman’s noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent.
Book Review: Dorothy Sayers’ The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club
When ninety-year-old General Fentiman died at his club, it is essential to establish his exact time of death as a half-million-pound inheritance is in the balance. A lawyer is out for blood and it’ll take all Lord Peter Wimsey’s skill to get to the truth.
Book Review: Dorothy Sayers’ Lord Peter Views the Body
I received this book for free from in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Lord Peter Views the Bodyby Dorothy Sayers amateur sleuth, vintage mystery in a Kindle edition that was published by Open Road Media on July 31, 2012 and has 544 pages.Explore it on Goodreads or Amazon Other books by this author which I have reviewed include Thrones Dominations, Whose Body?, Clouds of Witness, Unnatural Death, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, Strong Poison, The Five Red Herrings, Book Review: Dorothy Sayers’ Hangman’s Holiday, Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night, Busman’s HoneymoonAn omnibus of twelve short stories in the Lord Peter Wimsey vintage mystery series and revolving around a noble amateur sleuth. These stories take place mostly during the 1920s. It was originally published in 1928. The Series “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 […]
Book Review: Charlaine Harris’ Dead Over Heels
Strange things are happening to those around Aurora Teagarden, including anonymous “gifts” appearing at her home, including the body of an enemy.
Book Review: Donna Andrews’ Owls Well That Ends Well
They did it, Meg and Michael bought The House. As is. All the possessions Edwina has hoarded for years. Even better, The House comes with acres, outbuildings, and a barn, lol. There’s almost of century’s worth of uncontrolled breeding by the wire coat hangers!