Striding Folly: Lord Peter Wimsey Book 15 (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries): Classic crime fiction you need to read

Striding Folly: Lord Peter Wimsey Book 15 (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries): Classic crime fiction you need to read

by Dorothy L Sayers (Author)

Synopsis

Dorothy L Sayers' amateur sleuth returns in this collection of three stories, featuring a brand new introduction. A must-read for fans of the inimitable Lord Peter Wimsey, as well Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries. Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detection 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, and this book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks
Published: 26 Jan 2017

ISBN 10: 1473621518
ISBN 13: 9781473621510

Media Reviews
She brought to the detective novel orginality, intelligence, energy and wit - P. D. James

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

Dorothy L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers - Daily Telegraph
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.

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