Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition

Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) (1893–1957).

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"Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel" by Dorothy L. Sayers is a mystery novel published in 1923. When an architect discovers a naked corpse wearing only pince-nez spectacles in his London bathtub, the amateur detective Lord Peter Wimsey takes on the puzzling case. The body appears connected to the mysterious disappearance of financier Sir Reuben Levy, but evidence suggests otherwise. As Wimsey investigates alongside Inspector Parker, the trail leads to a teaching hospital and a respected surgeon, where secrets darker than anyone imagined await discovery.

Book and edition facts

• Title: Whose Body? A Lord Peter Wimsey Novel
• Author credits: Sayers, Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) (1893–1957)
• Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

• Detective and mystery stories
• Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction
• Private investigators -- England -- Fiction
• Wimsey, Peter, Lord (Fictitious character), 1890- -- Fiction

Gutenberg collections

• Category: British Literature
• Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery
• Category: Novels
• Detective Fiction

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