Collected stories from most of her most famous series, by Dorothy L. Sayers. Included are:
LORD PETER WIMSEY STORIES
The Image in the Mirror
The Incredible Elopement of Lord Peter Wimsey
The Queen’s Square
The Necklace of Pearls
MONTAGUE EGG STORIES
The Poisoned Dow ’08
Sleuths on the Scent
Murder in the Morning
One Too Many
Murder at Pentecost
Maher-shalal-hashbaz
OTHER STORIES
The Man Who Knew How
The Fountain Plays
MORE LORD PETER STORIES
The Abominable History of the Man with 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
The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba
Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) was an English writer and playwright. She is best known for her crime fiction but also for her popular plays. Born in Oxford to a family involved in education, she excelled as a student herself and graduated with honours. Eschewing the academic life she moved to London in 1922 where she worked for an advertising agency as a copywriter.