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Lord Peter Views the Body (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, #4)

Dorothy L. Sayers,

Ian Carmichael (Narrator)

Start date: July 15, 2014

Finish date: July 27, 2014

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Jul 17, 2014 Dolly rated it really liked it

Shelves: australia, mystery, art, england-english, read-but-not-finished-reviewing, historical-fiction, other-usa, scotland-scottish, cooking-recipes, ocean-seashore

This is an entertaining collection of short stories featuring Lord Peter in all of his witty and deductive splendor. His knowledge of art, wine, science and human nature are all brought out on display in the various tales.

I enjoyed listening to Ian Carmichael narrate the stories aloud on audio CD. I was frustrated, however, when I discovered (as have other reviewers here on Goodreads) that this "complete and unabridged" audio recording of the twelve-story book only has nine of the tales.

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Apr 15, 2022 Carmen rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-and-thrillers

Short stories aren't my favorite. But I did enjoy the first story and the grisly couch. ...more

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Feb 24, 2016 Jgrace rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: england, judithg, short-stories, audio, jgrace, series, read-in-2024, mystery, 20th-century, brit-lit

Lord Peter Views the Body - Sayers
Audio performance by Jonathan Keeble
4 stars

Such a fun collection of short mysteries. The murders are bizarre and the puzzles are twisty. Lord Peter and Bunter could easily match Holmes and Watson or Poirot and Hastings. One story features the first appearance of the ten year old Saint-George Wimsey. Some stories were better than others, but I enjoyed listening to all of them.

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