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'A truly great storyteller' -- Minette Walters 'Dorothy L Sayers is one of the best detective story writers' -- E.C. Bentley, DAILY TELEGRAPH 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' -- P.D. James 'I admire her novels ... she has a great fertility of invention, ingenuity, and a wonderful eye for detail' -- Ruth Rendell
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Victor Dean fell to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency, but no one seems to be sorry. Until an inquesitive new copywriter joins the firm and asks some awkward questions...Disguised as his disreputable cousin Death Bredon, Lord Peter Wimsey takes a job - one that soon draws him into a vicious network of blackmailers and drug pedlers. Five people will die before Wimsey unravels a sinister and deadly plot.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
good detective stories,
This review is from: Murder Must Advertise (Paperback)
This book was written at beginning of previous century.the hero is must be discovered over many pages Well writen, good pacing ,requires somme attention when reading.interesting...... A very good READ for the money.
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"They start new copywriters at four quid a week--about enough to pay for a pair of your shoes.",
By Mary Whipple - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder Must Advertise (Paperback)
When Lord Peter Death Breden Wimsey, privately investigating the "accidental" death of an employee of an advertising firm, takes a copywriting job there, in this 1933 novel, he raises curiosity among the female employees. Known on the job only as "Breden," he is regarded as "a cross between Ray Flynn and Bertie Wooster, " complete with silk socks and expensive shoes, and obviously not from the same background as the rest of the staff. Assigned to advertise Dairyfield's Margarine and "domestic" tea, he occupies the dead man's office, churning out slogans while poking into relationships and possible motivations for murder. He soon discovers that the dead man, with limited resources, actively participated in the drug culture of upperclass parties, though how he became involved is an open question.Lord Peter, as aristocratic as his title would imply, is adventurous and imaginative, a man of action and intelligence who does not hesitate to get down and dirty if necessary (though he'd prefer not "too" dirty). With a "tongue that runs on ballbearings," he can talk his way into and out of almost any situation, and as an ad agency employee, he provides the reader with some terrific one-liners and quips as he tries to sell products. Author Dorothy Sayers, who worked in an advertising agency herself for seven years, brings the agency to life with all its petty infighting and cynicism, creating a vibrant environment in which Wimsey's familiar wordplay and cleverness can be highlighted during his investigation of the murder--and the gruesome murders which follow in its wake. The author's total control is obvious as she carefully introduces quirky and memorable characters, provides Wimsey/Breden with a sounding board for his discoveries (his brother-in-law, a police superindendent), integrates him successfully into all levels of society, and creates a realistic picture of life in the 1930s--while keeping the reader completely engaged with the mystery and with Wimsey's shrewdness. The wordplay and dry humor throughout the novel are sheer delight, and the conclusion, in which Wimsey/Breden finds a unique way of bringing the investigation to a satisfying resolution comes as a surprise. Sometimes described as the best of the Lord Peter Wimsey series, this novel is a classic--as entertaining now as it was when it was written in 1933. n Mary Whipple Lord Peter : The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey Stories Unnatural Death (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries) Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) A Presumption of Death: A New Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mystery (Lord Peter Wimsey/Harriet Vane Mysteries) Dorothy L. Sayers: Her Life and Soul 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
One of the Best,
By JSmalls - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder Must Advertise (Paperback)
What I appreciated most about this book is the glimpse into advertising during the early 20th Century. The mystery is very good as well. However, what really thrilled me was Sayers' ability to create a workplace that is recognizable even today.
3.0 out of 5 stars
never one of my favorites,
By E. Babcock "contrarywise" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Murder Must Advertise (Paperback)
The setting, a advertising firm in the 1920's, and the theme---the drug trade--define the limits of this Peter Wimsey novel. Sayers knew all about the advertising world, having worked in it herself. I doubt she had much first-hand knowledge of the rich drug-takers and their suppliers as portrayed here. There is also included a blow by blow account of an endless cricket game, uncomprehensible to, I would guess, most readers. What there isn't is the humor we find in more or less degree in the Wimsey novels. Wimsey puts on a mask and a harlequin body-suit to get the interest of Dian de Momerie, and rich and bored society beauty who is at the center of the drugging crowd, and pulls stunts such as climbing a tree in the dark woods and playing the penny-whistle.This all all feels false and strained. There is a young messenger boy at the ad firm who comes to life, in spite of his lower class hero worship being a little over done. This book was favorite of my mother's, I suspect because it reminded her of her young single days in the 1920's, hanging out with her friends before marriage and motherhood drudgery. To me, it is more interesting than Five Red Herrings, and less boring than Gaudy Night, but not nearly as much fun as Bellona Club, etc. |
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