Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detction skills at their most spectacular. The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft, a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero. This book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer. 'I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail'...Read more
Three of Lord Peter Wimsey's most baffling cases demonstrate his unique detction skills at their most spectacular. The engima of a house numbered thirteen in a street of even numbers; an indignant child accused of theft, a dream about a game of chess that uncovers the true story behind a violent death. Each of the stories introduces a different side of the twentieth century's most ingenious detective hero. This book also features a biographical essay by Janet Hitchman, Sayers' first biographer.
'I admire her novels ... she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' P. D. James
- ISBN10 0340502150
- ISBN13 9780340502150
- Publish Date 19 August 1993 (first published 31 October 1973)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 19 April 2005
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Coronet Books
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
- Pages 124
- Language English
9780450033407
Paperback
9780450549731
Hardcover
9781572702226
Audiobook
9781572702233
Audiobook
9781848943803
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