DescriptionSociety's eligible women are in mourning. Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last, having finally succeeded in his ardent pursuit of the lovely Harriet Vane. The two depart for a tranquil honeymoon in a country farmhouse but find, instead of a well-prepared love nest, the place left in a shambles by the previous owner. His sudden appearance, dead from a broken skull in the cellar, only prompts more questions. Why would anyone have wanted to kill old Mr Noakes? What dark secrets was he hiding?
DescriptionWhilst hosting a shooting party at Riddlesdale Hall, Lord Peter's elder brother the Duke of Denver stands accused of murder! Having been found in the middle of the night, standing over the body of his sister's fiance who has been shot through the heart, the Duke refuses to give an alibi and is subsequently arrested. Lord Peter is determined to prove his brother's innocence, yet he finds him strangely uncooperative. Furthermore, other family members apparently oppose Peter's attempts to get to the bottom of the case. Although his mother, the Dowager Duchess, takes his side in the matter, his sister Lady Mary seems to know more than she is letting on. Could the Duke be protecting her? In collaboration with Inspector Parker, Peter slowly unravels a web of lies and deceit within his own family and is ultimately faced with an unhappy dilemma.
DescriptionThe elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature's most popular creations. Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers' charming investigator in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. The dignified calm of the Bellona Club is shattered when Lord Wimsey finds General Fentiman dead in his favourite chair. A straighforward death by natural causes? Perhaps... but why can no one remember seeing the general the day he died? And who is the mysterious Mr Oliver? Lord Peter moves between London and Paris, salon and suburbs, to unfold the intriguing case.
DescriptionMeet Lord Peter Wimsey, stylish, eccentric, seeming a fool, but in fact one of the great English detectives. The discovery of a body in a bathtub wearing only a pair of spectacles launches a motley set of sleuths and suspects toward a ghastly conclusion.
DescriptionWhen copywriter Victor Dean falls to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency, everyone assumes it was an unfortunate accident. His replacement doesn't think so and begins asking a lot of questions. The new man is something of a mystery to his colleagues, and he certainly dresses well considering his meagre writer's salary. Of course the new copywriter is none other than Lord Peter Wimsey, working incognito to uncover the truth behind what is certainly murder. In between writing catchy slogans, Wimsey sets out to catch the murderer and finds a network of blackmailers, drug pushers, and killers. But the deeper he gets into this criminal underworld, the more his own life is in danger. And as the murders increase, he must work to a tight deadline if he is to solve the case before it's too late.
DescriptionA full cast dramatisation of Sayers suspense classic featuring the elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey. Wimsey and his man Bunter are drawn into a series of intriguing incidents when stranded in the remote village of Fenchurch St Paul. A grotesquely disfigured corpse is found in the churchyard.
DescriptionFor those not yet acquainted with Dorothy L. Sayers, unequalled among mystery writers, this collection of short stories is the perfect starting point. Amusing and absolutely appalling things happen on the way to the gallows when murder meets Lord Peter Wimsey and the delightful working-class sleuth Montague Egg. This sumptuous feast of criminal doings and undoings includes a vintage case of wine poisoning, a bizarre case of double identity, and a horrid incident of feline assassination that will tease the minds of cat-lovers everywhere. These puzzlers penned by the mistress of murder are not to be missed.
DescriptionWhen ad man Victor Dean falls down the stairs in the offices of Pym's Publicity, a respectable London advertising agency, it looks like an accident. Then Lord Peter Wimsey is called in, and he soon discovers there's more to copy writing than meets the eye. A bit of cocaine, a hint of blackmail, and some wanton women can be read between the lines. And then there is the brutal secession of murders - five of them - each one a fixed fee for advertising a deadly secret.
DescriptionDorothy L. Sayers, long considered one of the top mystery authors of her day, has outdone herself in this delightfully macabre tale which centers around the disappearance of a wealthy financier and the discovery of a nude corpse, wearing a golden pince-nez, in a bathtub. Sayers' most renowned amateur detective, the engaging and amusing Lord Peter Wimsey, sets out to unravel this puzzling case under the jealous eye of Scotland Yard. Needless to say, he succeeds in solving things to everyone's ultimate satisfaction, but only after a series of bloodcurdling and hair-raising episodes that will hold you spellbound with anticipation.
