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Gaudy Night (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries)

Gaudy Night (A Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries)

by Dorothy L Sayers (Author)

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    Paperback 1987

    $4.38
Synopsis

A must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries, Lord Peter Wimsey is the immortal amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers.

Harriet Vane has never dared to return to her old Oxford college. Now, despite her scandalous life, she has been summoned back . . .
At first she thinks her worst fears have been fulfilled, as she encounters obscene graffiti, poison pen letters and a disgusting effigy when she arrives at sedate Shrewsbury College for the 'Gaudy' celebrations.
But soon, Harriet realises that she is not the only target of this murderous malice - and asks Lord Peter Wimsey to help.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 576
 Edition: New Ed
 Publisher: Hodder Paperback
Published: 01 Mar 1987
ISBN 10: 0450021548
ISBN 13: 9780450021541
Book Overview: The best of the golden age crime writers, praised by all the top modern writers in the field including P. D. James and Ruth Rendell, Dorothy L. Sayers created the immortal Lord Peter Wimsey. The twelfth book featuring Lord Peter (the third novel to feature Harriet Vane) is set in an Oxford women's college. With an introduction by Elizabeth George.

Media Reviews
She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit. -- P. D. James
D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers. -- E. C. Bentley * Daily Telegraph *
I admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail. -- Ruth Rendell
A truly great storyteller. -- Minette Walters
Author Bio
Dorothy L Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, but considered her translations of Dante's Divina Commedia to be her best work. She died in 1957.