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MYSTERIES BRITISH SERIES Lord Peter Wimsey Sayers, Dorothy L. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957), British author and essayist, is best known today for her detective stories featuring the English aristocrat and amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. The stories involving Lord Peter and his faithful manservant Bunter are set in the period between the two World wars and are rich in the social details of that time. A number of them have been dramatized for television and are perennial favorites on the BBC and PBS networks. All the Lord Peter Wimsey books are available from the New Bern-Craven County Public Library, with the exception of Hangman’s Holiday which is available, on request, from the Carteret County Public Library. Whose Body [1923] Clouds of Witness [1926] Unnatural Death [1927] The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club [1928] Lord Peter Views the Body [1928] Short story collection containing: The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers, The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question, The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will, The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag, The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker, The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention, The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps that Ran, The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man With No Face, and The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba. Strong Poison [1931] The Five Red Herrings [1931] Have His Carcase [1932] Murder Must Advertise [1933] Hangman's Holiday [1933] Short story collection which also contains some non-Wimsey stories. The Nine Tailors [1934] Gaudy Night [1935] Busman's Honeymoon [1937] In the Teeth of the Evidence [1939] Short story collection which also contains some non-Wimsey stories. .

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