Whose Body?: The First Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery

Version: Unabridged
Author: Dorothy L. Sayers
Narrator: David Case
Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Classic Detective Mystery
Publisher: Mystery Masters
Date: March 2006
Length: 5 hours
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Overview

A naked body is found lying in the tub, a gold pince-nez perched before the sightless eyes. Telltale signs indicate that the face was shaved after death. Despite evidence to the contrary, the police are certain that the victim was a prominent financier. Lord Peter Wimsey knows better, but can he prove it? First published in 1923, "Whose Body? established the disarmingly debonair, and somewhat foppish, Wimsey as one of the most enduring characters in English literature. It remains one of the most significant -- and most charming -- of the Golden Age mysteries.

Author Details

Author Details

Sayers, Dorothy L.

Dorothy L. Sayers is the author of novels, short stories, poetry collections, essays, reviews and translations. Although she was a noted Christian scholar, she is most known for her detective fiction. Born in 1893, she was one of the first women to be awarded a degree from Oxford University. Her first book featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, "Whose Body?, " was published in 1923 and over the next 20 years more novels and short stories about the aristocratic amateur sleuth appeared. Dorothy L. Sayers is recognized as one of the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century.

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