Lord Peter Views the Body: Lord Peter Wimsey Book 5 (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery, #5)

by Dorothy L Sayers

A must-read for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot and Margery Allingham's Campion Mysteries, Lord Peter Wimsey is the immortal amateur sleuth created by Dorothy L Sayers. One solution requires expertise in fine wines; another calls on his knowledge of fine art. Lord Peter has the knack of being on the spot at just the right time to spot a thief or blackmail a blackmailer. Or even prevent a murder ...Whatever the occasion, the aristocratic detective uses his razor-sharp mind and unerring instincts to unmask the guilty and go to the aid of their victims.

• ISBN10: 0450017095
• ISBN13: 9780450017094
• Publish Date: 1 November 1982 (first published 7 May 1970)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 18 January 2017
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
• Imprint: Hodder Paperback
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 352
• Language: English

Reviews

[brokentune]

On re-reading the stories, I liked them a whole lot better. However, I'd recommend to readers that the short stories are best left until you've read the novels.

Updated review on my WP blog here.

Original review:

2.5*

I like Peter and Bunter but the stories in this collection were lacking something - either the development of other characters or a hook. I stand by my hypothesis that some authors are great at creating novels but can't quite transfer the same skill to short stories or - without referring to the format - simply shorter stories.

Still, some fun adventures with Peter.

Now on to the next Wimsey novel...

[Aidan Brack (Mysteries Ahoy)]

A disappointing collection that focuses on the whimsical at the expense of detection.

Read my full review, including notes on each of the short stories, at Mysteries Ahoy!