Bodies are piling up, and the culprit’s motives are as puzzling as the victims themselves. Charismatic aristocrat detective Lord Peter Wimsey, with his keen intellect, refined taste for food, wine, fashion, music, and art, and wit as sharp as his Savile Row suits, is put to the test as he navigates a series of twelve bizarre cases. Can he unravel the cryptic clues and expose the cunning culprits in ‘The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers, ‘ ‘The Fantastic Horror of the Cat in the Bag, ‘ ‘The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach, ‘ or ‘The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face’? Dorothy L. Sayers’ masterful storytelling weaves a tapestry of murder, mystery, and British charm in these and other classic whodunnit stories, making it a must-read for Golden Age detective fiction fans.
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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