Dorothy L. Sayers' Lord Peter Wimsey is no ordinary detective. He's an aristocrat with a passion for rare books, fine wine, and solving murders that baffle Scotland Yard. In these twelve stories, first published in 1928, Sayers reveals a darker, more grotesque strain than in her full-length novels. Here is the man with copper fingers, the stolen stomach, the cat in the bag. Here are corpses in odd places and clues that include cyanide, jewels, and a classic crossword puzzle. The wit remains impeccable, but there's an edge of the macabre, a taste for the bizarre that elevates these tales beyond mere puzzle-box mysteries. Sayers blends elegant prose with razor-sharp dialogue, sending her gentleman detective into a world where British aristocracy meets the body's grimmer realities. For readers who want their mysteries clever, their detectives cultured, and their corpses thoroughly strange.
