Ebook {Epub PDF} Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers

― Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? In the debut mystery of Dorothy L. Sayers a hobbyist investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey, is on the case of an untimely appearance of a naked body in a bathtub. In this case Lord Peter will untangle and reveal the puzzling details surrounding this shocking mystery/5(59). Whose Body? is the 1st book in the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, but you may enjoy the series by reading the books in any order. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dorothy L. Sayers including rare images from the Marion E. Wade Center at Wheaton College/5(K). Whose Body? by Dorothy L. Sayers () Introduction to the online edition by John Mark Ockerbloom. Mary Mark Ockerbloom and I are pleased to introduce Lord Peter Wimsey to the Internet. This is his first published adventure, and the only one in .

Dorothy L. Sayers was and remains one of the best examples of the mystery writing genre. Though on the surface, her Lord Peter Whimsey mysteries seem like frivolous "parlor whodunnits", there is a deeper undercurrent of social context in her work, hidden under a lighthearted charade in the same way that Lord Peter hides the darker side of himself behind his foppish demeanor. Whose Body? is a mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers, in which she introduced the character of Lord Peter Wimsey. Plot. Thipps, an architect, finds a dead body wearing nothing but a pair of pince-nez in the bath of his London flat. Lord Peter Wimsey—a nobleman who has recently developed an interest in criminal investigation as a hobby. Crime school was in session last Thursday night when Murder Among Friends (MAF) met to discuss this year's Lion of the Genre: Dorothy L. Sayers and the very first Lord Peter Wimsey novel, Whose Body? We shared some background on the author and the Golden Age mystery writing period that she was such an integral part of, and how it established many of the mystery writing "conventions.

Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh), Title: Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel Language: English: LoC Class: PR: Language and Literatures: English literature: Subject: Private investigators -- England -- Fiction Subject: Detective and mystery stories Subject: Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction Subject. This detailed literature summary also contains Topics for Discussion and a Free Quiz on Whose Body?: A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel by Dorothy L. Sayers. Lord Peter Wimsey is headed for a book auction when he learns from his mother that a corpse has been found in the bathtub of a local architect. ― Dorothy L. Sayers, Whose Body? In the debut mystery of Dorothy L. Sayers a hobbyist investigator, Lord Peter Wimsey, is on the case of an untimely appearance of a naked body in a bathtub. In this case Lord Peter will untangle and reveal the puzzling details surrounding this shocking mystery.