Murder Must Advertise - Dorothy L. Sayers

The Nine Tailors - Dorothy L. Sayers

concept of Bunter, who is more of a friend to Lord Peter than a servant, he is just a little too rough and ready to be true. I suspect that Sayers, who came from a relatively middle class background, didn’t really know all that many people of the servant class and had to base the character on caricatures. The story itself is strong and I did really enjoy it. What lets it down though is the constant reference to change ringing – this is all to do with the way in which church bells are rung in a pattern – I found that this was over-complicated and frankly not all that necessary for the story. I tended to find myself skipping these sections. The bells do play an important ...

The Nine Tailors - Dorothy L. Sayers

concept of Bunter, who is more of a friend to Lord Peter than a servant, he is just a little too rough and ready to be true. I suspect that Sayers, who came from a relatively middle class background, didn’t really know all that many people of the servant class and had to base the character on caricatures. The story itself is strong and I did really enjoy it. What lets it down though is the constant reference to change ringing – this is all to do with the way in which church bells are rung in a pattern – I found that this was over-complicated and frankly not all that necessary for the story. I tended to find myself skipping these sections. The bells do play an important ...

Gaudy Night - Dorothy L. Sayers

Introduction Dorothy L Sayers, famous for whodunnits, was crowned as one of the Queens of Crime, along with Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh. Although some of her books have been televised in relatively recent years, she no longer seems to be quite as well-known as Agatha Christie. However, as a fan of crime fiction, I have always loved her books and would like to see them more appreciated. The main detective in her books is Lord Peter Wimsey, who is not a policeman, but rather a private sleuth who also happens to be very high-bred and wealthy. The author Dorothy L Sayers was born in 1893 and her father was headmaster at Christchurch Cathedral School. She studied at ...

Gaudy Night - Dorothy L. Sayers

Introduction Dorothy L Sayers, famous for whodunnits, was crowned as one of the Queens of Crime, along with Agatha Christie and Ngaio Marsh. Although some of her books have been televised in relatively recent years, she no longer seems to be quite as well-known as Agatha Christie. However, as a fan of crime fiction, I have always loved her books and would like to see them more appreciated. The main detective in her books is Lord Peter Wimsey, who is not a policeman, but rather a private sleuth who also happens to be very high-bred and wealthy. The author Dorothy L Sayers was born in 1893 and her father was headmaster at Christchurch Cathedral School. She studied at ...

Lord Peter Views the Body - Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L Sayers, one of the so-called Queens of Crime (along with Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham), is best known for her novels featuring foppish Lord Peter Wimsey, an aristocrat with a taste for crime. Whereas most of the Lord Peter stories are book-length, Sayers has written several short stories, twelve of which are presented in this book. I have always preferred my crime fiction to be in the form of a book that I can get my teeth into; however, there are some good stories in this collection that are representative of Sayers style and this is a good way for newcomers to the author to sample her work before trying out a full-length book. Most of ...

Lord Peter Views the Body - Dorothy L. Sayers

Dorothy L Sayers, one of the so-called Queens of Crime (along with Agatha Christie, Ngaio Marsh and Margery Allingham), is best known for her novels featuring foppish Lord Peter Wimsey, an aristocrat with a taste for crime. Whereas most of the Lord Peter stories are book-length, Sayers has written several short stories, twelve of which are presented in this book. I have always preferred my crime fiction to be in the form of a book that I can get my teeth into; however, there are some good stories in this collection that are representative of Sayers style and this is a good way for newcomers to the author to sample her work before trying out a full-length book. Most of ...