Books by Dorothy L. Sayers

The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Volume Two: The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, Strong Poison, The Five Red Herrings, and Have His Carcase (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Boxset Book 2)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(299 reviews)

The British aristocrat and sleuth takes on four more puzzling whodunits in this beloved series from "one of the greatest mystery story writers" (Los Angeles Times). A gentleman needs hobbies. For Lord Peter Wimsey -- a... See More

The Mind of the Maker: The Expression of Faith through Creativity and Art

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(232 reviews)

An investigation into the nature of God and creativity from the author of the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, with an introduction by Madeleine L'Engle. From the first pages of Genesis, it is clear that God and man share one... See More

The Man Born to be King: Wade Annotated Edition

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(11 reviews)

From December 1941 until October 1942, the BBC broadcast a series of radio dramas written by Dorothy L. Sayers. Against the backdrop of World War II, the plays presented twelve episodes in the life and ministry of Jesus... See More

The Floating Admiral (The Detection Club)

by The Detection Club

(99 reviews)

It's "great fun" when a baker's dozen of Golden Age authors collaborate on a whodunit -- including Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers, and G. K. Chesterton (The Guardian). Originally published in 1931, The Floating... See More

The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Volume Three: Murder Must Advertise, The Nine Tailors, Gaudy Night, and Busman's Honeymoon (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Boxset Book 3)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(245 reviews)

No mystery can stump the British aristocrat and sleuth -- in these four novels in the beloved series from "one of the greatest mystery story writers" (Los Angeles Times). A gentleman needs hobbies. For Lord Peter Wimsey... See More

Lord Peter Views the Body: A Collection of Mysteries (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 4)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(915 reviews)

A dozen whodunits to challenge the ingenious British aristocrat and sleuth -- from "one of the greatest mystery story writers" (Los Angeles Times). Some aristocrats spend their lives shooting, but Lord Peter Wimsey is a... See More

Have His Carcase (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 8)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(1,577 review)

Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane investigate a dead body on the beach in this "nearly perfect detective story" by the author of Busman's Honeymoon (Saturday Review). Harriet Vane has gone on vacation to forget her recent... See More

The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Volume One: Whose Body?, Clouds of Witness, and Unnatural Death (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Boxset Book 1)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(408 reviews)

A special edition of the first three classic mysteries featuring British aristocrat and sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. A gentleman needs hobbies. For Lord Peter Wimsey -- a Great War veteran with a touch of shell shock... See More

Striding Folly: A Collection of Mysteries (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 15)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(845 reviews)

In three stories, Lord Peter Wimsey confronts land barons, killers -- and fatherhood: "One of the most skillful of mystery writers" (The New York Times). For decades, Lord Peter Wimsey has made life tough for England's... See More

Busman's Honeymoon (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 13)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(2,451 reviews)

In this installment of the "literate and delightful" Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Harriet Vane's honeymoon with the dapper British detective is marred by murder (Chicago Tribune). It took several near-death experiences for... See More

Gaudy Night (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 12)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(2,691 reviews)

Oxford is full of memories -- and threats of murder -- for Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Wimsey in this mystery that "stands out even among Miss Sayers's novels" (The Times Literary Supplement). Since she graduated from... See More

Murder Must Advertise (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 10)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(1,787 review)

Lord Peter Wimsey goes undercover at an ad agency to find out who pitched a copywriter down a flight of stairs -- "Delightful reading" (The New York Times). The iron staircase at Pym's Publicity is a deathtrap, and no one... See More

100 classic detectives. Golden Age of Detective Fiction. Illustrated: The Gold-Bug, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Innocence of Father Brown, Crime and Punishment and others

by Wilkie Collins

(1 review)

Some of the greatest detective stories every wrote are collected in this massive anthology. This book contains the stories and novels by Arthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Emile Gaboriau, E. W. Hornung, M. McDonnell... See More

The Five Red Herrings (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 7)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(1,158 review)

"Beyond question one of the most skillful mystery writers... offers a first rate piece of work... Lord Peter Wimsey [is] at his amusing best... The book is a treat" (The New York Times). The majestic landscape of the... See More

Unnatural Death (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 3)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(1,777 review)

When a terminally ill woman dies much earlier than expected, Lord Peter Wimsey suspects murder: "First-rate detection" (The Cincinnati Enquirer). Though never quick-witted, Agatha Dawson had an iron constitution and a will... See More

The Nine Tailors (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 11)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(2,872 reviews)

While ringing in the New Year, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers some old crimes: "A rattling good mystery" (Kirkus Reviews). Lord Peter Wimsey and his manservant Bunter are halfway across the wild flatlands of East Anglia when... See More

Hangman's Holiday: A Collection of Mysteries (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 9)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(797 reviews)

Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg confront menaces from purloined pearls to poisoned port in tales from "one of the greatest mystery story writers" (Los Angeles Times). In the annals of mystery writing, Lord Peter Wimsey... See More

The Lord Peter Wimsey Short Story Collection: Lord Peter Views the Body, Hangman's Holiday, In the Teeth of the Evidence, and Striding Folly (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(106 reviews)

Four volumes of short stories featuring the iconic British aristocrat and sleuth from "one of the greatest mystery story writers" (Los Angeles Times). A gentleman needs hobbies. For Lord Peter Wimsey -- a Great War... See More

Clouds of Witness (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 2)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(3,021 reviews)

Lord Peter Wimsey is shocked by the news that his own brother has been arrested for murder: "First-rate" (Chicago Sun-Times). After three months in Corsica, Lord Peter Wimsey has begun to forget that the gray, dangerous... See More

Strong Poison (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 6)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(2,247 reviews)

Harriet Vane may face the hangman for the murder of her fiancé -- and only Lord Peter Wimsey can save her -- in this "model detective story" (The New York Times). Lord Peter Wimsey comes to the trial of Harriet Vane for a... See More

Ask a Policeman (The Detection Club)

by The Detection Club

(206 reviews)

With "a touch of genius," this round-robin mystery follow-up to The Floating Admiral features famous detectives including Lord Peter Wimsey (The Times Literary Supplement). Following the success of The Floating Admiral... See More

In the Teeth of the Evidence: And Other Mysteries (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 14)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(582 reviews)

An irresistible collection of "truly remarkable" stories from the master of classic mysteries, featuring Lord Peter Wimsey and Montague Egg (The New York Times). Most noblemen would prefer to avoid a charred corpse in a... See More

The Late Scholar: Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane Investigate (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mysteries Book 4)

by Jill Paton Walsh

(2,260 reviews)

When a dispute among the Fellows of St. Severin's College, Oxford University, reaches a stalemate, Lord Peter Wimsey discovers that as the Duke of Denver he is "the Visitor" -- charged with the task of resolving the issue... See More

Bodies from the Library 2: Lost Tales of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense by the Queens ... and other Masters of Golden Age Detection

by Agatha Christie

(102 reviews)

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 15 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that... See More

Whose Body? (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 1)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(3,748 reviews)

In the debut mystery in Dorothy L. Sayers's acclaimed Lord Peter Wimsey series, the case of a dead bather draws Lord Peter into the 1st of many puzzling mysteries Lord Peter Wimsey spends his days tracking down rare books... See More

Thrones, Dominations: A Lord Peter Wimsey / Harriet Vane Mystery (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mysteries Book 1)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(1,813 review)

Deemed "one of the greatest mystery writers of this century" by the Los Angeles Times, Dorothy L. Sayers first captivated readers nearly seventy years ago with her beloved sleuths Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane in the... See More

The Letters of Dorothy L. Sayers Vol II: 1937-1943: From Novelist to Playwright

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(9 reviews)

This second volume of Dorothy L. Sayers covers the seven years in which the greatest detective novelist of the golden age--and the creator of Lord Peter Wimsey--turns away from mystery writing to become a playwright and, in... See More

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club (The Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries Book 5)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(1,585 review)

"The special qualities of Dorothy Sayers' writing are seen here at their best" as Lord Peter battles to solve the murder of a war hero (Saturday Review). Even the Bellona Club's most devoted members would never call it... See More

Whose Body?: The First Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery (Vintage Classics Book 1)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

(4,563 reviews)

The first novel by one of the greatest mystery writers of the twentieth century, in which she introduced her popular amateur detective, Lord Peter Wimsey. A famous London financier vanishes from his bedroom, leaving no... See More

100 Mystery Masterpieces of World Literature: Murder Mysteries, Detective Novels, Supernatural Mysteries & Thriller Classics

by Agatha Christie

E-artnow presents to you this unique collection of the carefully picked greatest mystery classics of all time 100 classics: The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Agatha Christie) The Murder on the Links (Agatha Christie) The... See More