| Synopsis: |
When church architect Mr. Thipps finds a naked man in his Battersea bathroom, Lord Peter Wimsey is on the case! The aristocratic amateur detective, accompanied by his camera-bearing manservant Bunter, follows a trail of blood as he pursues stock market manipulation, medical malpractice and Lord Brocklebury's edition of Dante. But the curious case of the bathing body turns deadly as Lord Peter uncovers a ghastly crime. Published in 1923, "Whose Body?" was Dorothy L. Sayer's debut novel, and Bill Peschel has provided more than 40,000 words of commentary, helping readers to deepen their understanding and enjoyment of one of mystery's great detectives: * More than 500 notes on England's personalities, aristocracy, politics, religion, history, society, and literature. * Three maps of London showing locations important to the novel. * Essays about England in the 1920s, such as Antisemitism, Argentine banks and crime. * Timelines of the life of Dorothy L. Sayers and Lord Peter Wimsey's cases. |