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Whose Body?
Book 1 of Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries
- 212 pages · about 4 hours
- First published 1923
- 319 editions
- Free to read
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1 About this book
Whose Body? is a 1923 mystery novel by Dorothy L. Sayers first published in the UK by T. Fisher Unwin and in the US by Boni & Liveright. It was her debut novel, and the book in which she introduced the character of Lord Peter Wimsey. Clouds of Witness (1926) would be the next novel in which the character appears.
Initial reviews of the novel were largely positive, and later critics have continued to express admiration.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Good for readers who want: a mystery, a classic, and a book they can read free online.
- Mystery
- Detectives
- Private investigators
- Classics
- Murder
- Mystery & detective, traditional
- Crime
- Police
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