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Dorothy L. Sayers
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957) was a British playwright, scholar, and acclaimed author of mysteries, best known for her books starring the gentleman sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. While ...view moreDorothy L. Sayers (1893–1957) was a British playwright, scholar, and acclaimed author of mysteries, best known for her books starring the gentleman sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. While working as an advertising copywriter, Sayers began writing Whose Body? (1923), the first Wimsey mystery, followed by ten sequels and several short stories. Sayers set the Wimsey novels between the two World Wars, giving them a realistic tone by incorporating details from contemporary issues such as advertising, women’s education, and veterans’ health. Sayers also wrote theological essays and criticism during and after World War II, and in 1949 published the first volume of a translation of Dante’s Divine Comedy. Although she considered this translation to be her best work, it is for her elegantly constructed detective fiction that Sayers remains best remembered.view less
Books by Dorothy L. Sayers
Striding Folly: A Collection of Mysteries The Nine Tailors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gaudy Night Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Murder Must Advertise Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Thrones, Dominations: A Lord Peter Wimsey / Harriet Vane Mystery Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Busman's Honeymoon Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Strong Poison Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Five Red Herrings Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Have His Carcase Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Unnatural Death Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Mysteries Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Audiobooks by Dorothy L. Sayers
Bodies from the Library 2: Selected Lost Stories of Mystery and Suspense by Masters of the Golden Age Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Floating Admiral Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whose Body?: The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Book 1 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ask a Policeman Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Whose Body? (Unabridged) Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Six Against the Yard Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Bodies from the Library 3: Selected Lost Stories of Mystery and Suspense by Masters of the Golden Age Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Whose Body? (A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsLord Peter Views the Body Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Clouds of Witness: The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Book 2 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings