The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder—especially with a pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, knew better. In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the ghastly mystery of the corpse in the bath.

Rustic old Riddlesdale Lodge was a Wimsey family retreat filled with country pleasures and the thrill of the hunt—until the game turned up human and quite dead. He lay among the chrysanthemums, wore slippers and a dinner jacket and was Lord Peter's brother-in-law-to-be. His accused murderer was Wimsey's own brother, and if murder set all in the family wasn't enough to boggle the unflappable Lord Wimsey, perhaps a few twists of fate would be—a mysterious vanishing midnight letter from Egypt...a grieving fiancée with suitcase in hand...and a bullet destined for one very special Wimsey.

Four Lord peter mysteries: Clouds of Witness, Unnatural Death, The Five Red Herrings, The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club

The wealthy Agatha Dawson is dead—a trifle sooner than expected—but there are no apparent signs of foul play. Lord Peter Wimsey, however, senses that something is amiss and refuses to let the case rest—even without any clues or leads. Suddenly, he is faced with another murder: Agatha's maid. Can super-sleuth Wimsey find the murderer and solve the case before he becomes the killer's next victim?The intricate trail of horror and senseless murder leads from a beautiful Hampshire village to a fashionable London flat and a deliberate test of amour.

Ninety-year-old General Fentiman was definitely dead, but no one knew exactly when he had died—and the time of death was the determining factor in a half-million-pound inheritance. Lord Peter Wimsey would need every bit of his amazing skills to unravel the mysteries of why the General's lapel was without a red poppy on Armistice Day, how the club's telephone was fixed without a repairman, and, most puzzling of all, why the great man's knee swung freely when the rest of him was stiff with rigor mortis.

Lord Peter Views the Body / Hangman's Holiday / Striding Folly

Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her former lover died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman's noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent.

The body was on the pointed rocks alongside the stream. The artist might have fallen from the cliff where he was painting, but there are too many suspicious elements—particularly the medical evidence that proves he'd been dead nearly half a day, though eyewitnesses had seen him alive a scant hour earlier. And then there are the six prime suspects—all of them artists, all of whom wished him dead. Five are red herrings, but one has created a masterpiece of murder that baffles everyone, including Lord Peter Wimsey.

1 Strong Poison 1930 - Judge summarizes case for jury: Bohemian murder mystery author Harriet Vane accused of poisoning lover Philip Boyes. Wimsey proposes before clearing her name. 2 Murder Must Advertise 1933 - Victor Dean fell downstairs at his workplace Pym Publicity, and died from a broken neck and/ or cracked skull with small bruise, his favorite scarab stone charm fallen out of his pocket beside the body. Wimsey goes undercover as new copywriter Death Bredon. 3 The Nine Tailors 1934 - Mutilated face and hands hinder identification of corpse somehow killed by nine bells of St Paul's church. Wimsey visits the rector Venable for a performance of bell ringing and stays to investigate.

The second Dorothy L. Sayers classic to feature mystery writer Harriet Vane, Have His Carcase. Harriet’s discovery of a murdered body on the beach before it is swept out to sea unites her once more with the indomitable Lord Peter Wimsey, as together they attempt to solve a most lethal mystery, and find themselves become much closer than mere sleuthing partners in the process.

When 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 copywriting 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 succession of murders — 5 of them—each one a fixed fee for advertising a deadly secret.

When a disfigured corpse is discovered in a country parish, the local rector pleads with Lord Peter to take on what will become one of his most brilliant and complicated cases.

The dons of Harriet Vane's alma mater, the all-female Shrewsbury College, Oxford, have invited her back to attend the annual Gaudy celebrations. However, the mood turns sour when someone begins a series of malicious acts including poison-pen messages, obscene graffiti and wanton vandalism. Harriet asks her old friend Wimsey to investigate.

Society’s eligible women are in mourning. Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last, having finally succeeded in his ardent pursuit of the lovely mystery novelist 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 had he to hide? The honeymoon is over, as Lord Peter and Harriet Vane start their investigations. Suspicion is rife and everyone seems to have something to hide, from the local constable to the housekeeper. Wimsey and his wife can think of plenty of theories, but it’s not until they discover a vital fact that the identity of the murderer becomes clear. Dramatised by Alistair Beaton for BBC Radio 4 with Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, Sarah Badel as Harriet Vane and Peter Jones as Bunter. It was first broadcast from 2 January to 7 February 1983. 2 CDs. 2 hrs 25 mins.

An alternate cover edition can be found [here](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31692326-lord-peter). All 21 of Dorothy Sayers' short stories about Lord Peter Wimsey, eccentric amateur sleuth. Also includes an article about Sayers and a parody of "Gaudy Night". From "Lord Peter Views the Body" (1928) 1\. The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers 2\. The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question 3\. The Fascinating Problem of Uncle Meleager's Will 4\. The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag 5\. The Unprincipled Affair of the Practical Joker 6\. The Undignified Melodrama of the Bone of Contention 7\. The Vindictive Story of the Footsteps That Ran 8\. The Bibulous Business of a Matter of Taste 9\. The Learned Adventure of the Dragon's Head 10\. The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach 11\. The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face 12\. The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba From "Hangman's Holiday" (1933) 1\. The Image in the Mirror 2\. The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey 3\. The Queen's Square 4\. The Necklace of Pearls From "In the Teeth of the Evidence" (1939) 1\. In the Teeth of the Evidence 2\. Absolutely Elsewhere From "Striding Folly" (1972) 1\. Striding Folly 2\. The Haunted Policeman 3\. Talboys Also Coda: Sayers, Lord Peter and God by Carolyn Heilbrun Codetta: Greedy Night, A Parody by E. C. Bentley