Dorothy L Sayers

Back in print and now available in trade paperback, Dorothy L. Sayers' classic tale of murder and scandal at a chic London advertising agency, featuring the dashing and brilliant Lord Peter Wimsey. When executive Victor Dean dies from a fall down the iron staircase at Pym's Publicity, a posh London ad agency, Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover to investigate. Before his tragic demise, the victim had tried to warn Mr. Pym, the firm's owner, about some...

Married at last, Lord Peter and Harriet find their honeymoon interrupted by a killer. It took several near-death experiences for Lord Peter Wimsey to convince Harriet Vane to be his wife, but she has finally relented. When the dapper detective marries Britain's most popular mystery author, just a few short years after rescuing her from the hangman's noose, the press could not be more excited. But Lord Peter and his bride have no interest in spending...

"The grouse season has begun, and Lord Peter Wimsey's brother, the Duke of Denver, has descended upon the Wimsey family retreat in rustic Riddlesdale village with a small hunting party. Captain Denis Cathcart, Wimsey's soon-to-be brother-in-law, is found shot dead at the door of the lodge's conservatory, and the accused murderer is Gerald, the Duke of Denver. Faced with a multiplicity of clues, suspects, and scandalous behavior, Lord Wimsey and Chief...

Back at Oxford for her reunion, Harriet Vane, Lord Peter's beloved, finds herself in mortal danger [Description] Since she graduated from Oxford's Shrewsbury College, Harriet Vane has found fame by writing novels about ingenious murders. She also won infamy when she was accused of committing a murder herself. It took a timely intervention from the debonair Lord Peter Wimsey to save her from the gallows, and since then she has devoted her spare time...

When Sandy Campbell's body is found at the foot of a cliff near the small town of Kirkcudbright, the local constabularies are convinced that the argumentative painter is a victim of a tragic accident. But when Lord Peter Wimsey turns up, the hunt begins for an ingenious killer. Faced with six men, all of whom have a motive for murder, the aristocratic amateur sleuth must deduce which are the five red herrings and which has blood on his hands.

Lord Peter Wimsey's investigation of the suspicious death of General Fentiman takes him from London to Paris and back to the Bellona Club. Who was the mysterious Mr X who fled when he was wanted for questioning? And which of the General's heirs, both members of the club, is lying?

In his final 3 stories, Lord Peter confronts the greatest mystery of all: fatherhood. For decades, Lord Peter Wimsey has made life tough for England's criminal class. In town and country he solved some of the most baffling mysteries of the Jazz Age, facing down killers armed only with wit, charm, and a keen nose for deception. His work brought him 1 great reward: the love of beautiful mystery novelist Harriet Vane. After years of pleading, he has...

Eine peinliche Überraschung für den biederen Mr. Tipps: Da liegt doch tatsächlich eines Morgens ein nackter Unbekannter in seiner Badewanne. Und nicht nur das, der Fremde ist auch noch tot. Lord Peter Wimsey interessiert sich natürlich sofort für den skurrilen Fall, zumal fast gleichzeitig ein dem Toten entfernt ähnlich sehender Börsenmakler spurlos verschwunden ist. Fehlt da ein Toter? Christian Brückner liest den aristokratischen Lord Peter...

In her most profound work, Sayers investigates the nature of God and creativity From the first pages of Genesis, it is clear that God and man share one vital trait: the ability to create great works out of nothing. More than any other group, artists feel impelled to create, and this urge brings them closer to God. By contemplating the creative drive of humanity, we can better understand the works of God, and by reading deeply into the tenets of Christianity,...