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Showing posts with label Dorothy L Sayers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dorothy L Sayers. Show all posts
20240215

Have His Carcase by Dorothy L Sayers

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Background romance adds extra interest to investigation The 2016 Hodder edition of the novel, first published in 1932 Lord Peter Wimsey’s ...
20240211

Death on the Cherwell by Mavis Doriel Hay

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No Oxford degree for author but she found a good setting for a crime novel The murder at the heart of this mystery occurs on the River Cherw...
20230711

Death Is No Sportsman by Cyril Hare

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A fishing story with no red herrings to confuse the trail Death Is No Sportsman was first published in 1938 The sport of fly fishing is at...
20230316

Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L Sayers

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Six people didn’t regret the death of the victim, one of them committed murder Five Red Herrings was the sixth Lord Peter Wimsey novel Fi...
20230220

Murder Underground by Mavis Doriel Hay

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A classic mystery novel set in and around the Northern Line The British Library Crime Classics edition of Murder Underground  Murder Under...
20230119

The Documents in the Case by Dorothy L Sayers

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Novel's fascinating format makes for a compelling and ingenious murder mystery The Documents in the Case is notable for its experimenta...
20220922

Strong Poison

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Author departs from tradition by letting her detective fall in love Strong Poison is the fifth of Dorothy L Sayers's Wimsey novels Dor...
20220808

The Man in the Queue

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The novel that introduces the likeable but fallible Inspector Alan Grant The Arrow edition of The Man in the Queue A man is found with a s...
20220309

The Layton Court Mystery by Anthony Berkeley

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First appearance by author turned sleuth Roger Sheringham The paperback edition of The Layton Court Mystery The Layton Court Mystery , pu...
20220119

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

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A well-plotted novel that offers a glimpse of life after the First World War The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club is the fourth Wimsey no...
20210613

How Dorothy L Sayers used her novels to promote the role of women in society

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Shrewd observer of human nature who became a Queen of Crime Dorothy L Sayers was keen to promote the role of women  One of the greatest dete...
20210517

100 Must-Read Crime Novels

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A unique selection of stunning examples of the genre This handy guide by Richard Shephard and Nick Rennison provides a treat for all lover...