The third book in Dorothy L Sayers’ classic Lord Peter Wimsey series, introduced by crime writer Minette Walters – a must-read for fans of Agatha Christie’s Poirot and Margery Allingham’s Campion Mysteries. ‘D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers’ Daily Telegraph‘No sign of foul play,’ says Dr Carr after the post-mortem on Agatha Dawson. The case is closed. But Lord Peter Wimsey is not satisfied . . .With no clues to work on, he begins his own investigation. No clues, that is, until the sudden, senseless murder of Agatha’s maid. What is going on in the mysterious Mrs Forrest’s Mayfair flat? And can Wimsey catch a desperate murderer before he himself becomes one of the victims?‘She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.’ P. D. James

About the Author

Dorothy L Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, but considered her translations of Dante’s Divina Commedia to be her best work. She died in 1957.www.sayers.org.uk

ReviewsI admire her novels . . . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail – Ruth Rendell

D. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers. – Daily Telegraph

She combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller. – Minette WaltersBook InformationISBN 9781473621305Author Dorothy L SayersFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Hodder PaperbackPublisher Hodder & StoughtonWeight(grams) 220gDimensions(mm) 196mm * 128mm * 22mm