Book Review: Dorothy Sayers’ Busman’s Honeymoon
Married at last, Lord Peter and Harriet find their honeymoon interrupted by a killer…
Married at last, Lord Peter and Harriet find their honeymoon interrupted by a killer…
A poison pen is creating havoc at Shrewsbury College, Harriet’s alma mater, and the female dons call on Harriet’s expertise in crime.
While ringing in the New Year, Lord Peter stumbles into an ominous country mystery.
There’s more to copywriting than meets the eye, when Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover as a copywriter to uncover the truth of a suspicious accident.
The notorious Duke of Avon, nicknamed “Satanas”, runs into a young boy in a dark Parisian back alley, and he buys Leon, a redheaded urchin with strangely familiar looks . . .
An omnibus of thirteen stories : four are part of the Lord Peter Wimsey vintage mystery series, six feature Montague Egg, and the last two are independent stories, all taking place in the England of the early 20th century.
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.
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.
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 […]
There is a question as to whether Agatha Dawson’s death was natural or murder, and Lord Peter Wimsey is intrigued to see if he can discover the truth. Purely as an intellectual exercise, y’know.