Whose Body? [Audiobook, CD] [Audio CD]

Dorothy L Sayers (Author), Roe Kendall (Reader)

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Publisher: Tantor Media; Library ed edition (Nov 1 2005)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1400131642
ISBN-13: 978-1400131648
Product Dimensions: 16.1 x 17.3 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 249 g

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Meet 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.

About the Author

Dorothy L. Sayers is the author of novels, short stories, poetry collections, essays, reviews and translations. Although she was a noted Christian scholar, she is most known for her detective fiction. Born in 1893, she was one of the first women to be awarded a degree from Oxford University. Her first book featuring Lord Peter Wimsey, "Whose Body?, " was published in 1923 and over the next 20 years more novels and short stories about the aristocratic amateur sleuth appeared. Dorothy L. Sayers is recognized as one of the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century.

Letter from the Editor:

Dorothy L. Sayers is recognized as one of the greatest mystery writers of the 20th century. In 1923, "Whose Body?, " her first book, featuring the aristocratic amateur sleuth, Lord Peter Wimsey, was published, and over the next 20 years more novels and short stories appeared. All 15 of Sayers' mysteries are available from HarperPaperbacks.

Now there is a new Dorothy L. Sayers novel. A long-lost partial manuscript titled "Thrones, Dominions" was discovered last year, and acclaimed mystery writer Jill Paton Walsh has completed it. St. Martin's Press will publish this book in February. This is a signal publishing event, and HarperCollins congratulates St. Martin's Press.

We are sure that "Thrones, Dominions" will delight Sayers' fans and find new ones for her, and in the process whet appetites for Sayers' other mysteries. A list of these books is attached. In the words of Dorothy L. Sayers herself, "Murder must advertise." So, in addition to an announcement about "Thrones, Dominions" in a recent issue of "Publisher's Weekly, " the next edition of the HarperCollins mystery newsletter, "Deadline, " will include a piece on the Sayers books, as will St. Martin's Press' newsletter, "Murder at the Flatiron Building." HarperCollins will also feature information about the Sayers' backlist on its web page.

Dorothy L. Sayers died in 1957, but her books continue to enthrall readers today. Please help us celebrate the doyenne of the Golden Age of the Mystery, Dorothy L. Sayers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars First in History of Lord Peter Wimsey, Aug 7 2011

By drkhimxz - Published on Amazon.com

This review is from: Whose Body? (Audio CD)

It's a little late in the day to give a rating to the first of one of the classic mystery series in the genre, Dorothy Sayers', Lord Peter Wimsey. If you have read any of the later books or intend to do so, preface it with this one. There is a good reason why, or at least it would seem why, this one did not make the Ian Carmichael TV series, the memorable visual rendering of Lord Peter's adventures (the other fine TV series was limited to his relationship with Harriet Vane). I won't reveal the story so you will have to find out for yourself. I need only say that it is irrelevant to the written or audio versions.
Speaking of the audio version, this one, originally a Books on Tape cassette product, is quite worth hearing. While Roe Kendall's female Lord Peter might put you off in contemplation of the reading, it really does quite fit the very Wodehousian character Sayers created in her first effort; while he remains much in the mold of Bertie Wooster (with brains added), she later tones down the 'silly ass' features. The remainder of the characters, male and female, are all handled with style.
All in all, this is well worth listening to, although to buy it at the current prices (2011)listed for any of the CD versions, is to put too much of a dent in the average budget.

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