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Striding Folly: Lord Peter Wimsey Book 15 (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries)

Striding Folly: Lord Peter Wimsey Book 15 (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries)

by Dorothy L Sayers (Author)

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    Paperback 1973

    $3.36

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    Paperback 1989

    $5.43
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. Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detction skills at their most spectacular. The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft, a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero. This book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 176
 Edition: New Impression
 Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 31 Oct 1973
ISBN 10: 0450033406
ISBN 13: 9780450033407
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 15th book featuring Lord Peter (the fourth book with Harriet Vane) has three shorter tales. With an introduction by Elizabeth George.

Media Reviews
She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit. -- P.D. James 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 She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. 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.