THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS
_____________________________________________________________________'An all-time classic whodunnit' Reader Review
'The best detective story writer of her generation' Reader Review
'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' Reader Review
'One of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' Reader Review
_____________________________________________________________________'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph

'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times

'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James
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Lord Peter Wimsey faces his most personal case yet.
A shooting party ends in tragedy when Captain Denis Cathcart, fiancé to Lord Peter's sister Lady Mary, is found dead at Riddlesdale Lodge, the Yorkshire country house of the Duke of Denver.Suspicion immediately falls on Gerald, the Duke of Denver and Lord Peter Wimsey's elder brother. As scandal engulfs the family and the Duke stands trial for murder, Peter is determined to prove his brother's innocence.Amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey, aided by his trusted friend Inspector Charles Parker, must untangle a web of secrets, lies and family loyalties before it is too late.
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Readers adore the legendary Lord Peter Wimsey series
'Dorothy L Sayers surely wrote some of the most intelligent and enjoyable detective stories of the Golden Age of Crime'
'If you haven't read this canonical mystery, you are in for a real treat'
'What tremendous fun!'
'Exceptionally clever, amusing and well written'
'Vintage mystery, a classic!'
'One of the very best'