The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club - Dorothy L. Sayers

In the Teeth of the Evidence - Dorothy L. Sayers

going to bed. That way, there is no wondering what is going to happen next, everything is neatly resolved in a few pages. This is not the first collection of Dorothy L Sayers short stories I have read - Lord Peter Views the Body is another such collection. Unfortunately, I am not at all sure that short stories are Sayers strong point. She does occasionally come up with a good one, but the majority are weak; in fact, in the case of this collection, I would go as far as to say that none of them are very good. A contemporary of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers is responsible for Lord Peter Wimsey, a pompous, upper-class private detective whose skills are frequently ...

In the Teeth of the Evidence - Dorothy L. Sayers

going to bed. That way, there is no wondering what is going to happen next, everything is neatly resolved in a few pages. This is not the first collection of Dorothy L Sayers short stories I have read - Lord Peter Views the Body is another such collection. Unfortunately, I am not at all sure that short stories are Sayers strong point. She does occasionally come up with a good one, but the majority are weak; in fact, in the case of this collection, I would go as far as to say that none of them are very good. A contemporary of Agatha Christie, Dorothy L Sayers is responsible for Lord Peter Wimsey, a pompous, upper-class private detective whose skills are frequently ...

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 ...