Whose Body?

A great story for the time period.anti Semitic, racial slurs abound.am not sure how much this was around in europe at this time period, but I think the story would have more appeal if all that had been left out.and to think she went on to write books about jesus! I won't be reading any more

I have been reading mysteries since the 1940s, so obviously I had read this before. I was pleased to see it held up so well 70 years later. If you have not read Dorothy Sayers and you like English mysteries, you are lucky because you have some wonderful reading ahead of you. Sayers is pretty much tops, along with Tey, Marsh, Allingham and Christie.

I love murder mysteries, especially these "old-timey," Sherlock Holmes-esque mysteries with a bit of humor, some twists and turns and all that period jargon. This book was great, not super hard to figure out who the murderer was (in my opinion), but still a fun ride and enough great characters and all those small details to keep me interested. Definitely recommend to any fans of this genre or of these period mysteries!

Although I found the frequent use of "ain't" disconcerting, I enjoyed the story. I emailed the DLS Society to ask about it and was told that in the time period of these books, the use of ain't was a common occurrence in the language of the upper class. I had no idea. The story is worth the read!

This was an early effort by Dorothy Sayers, in which she introduces Lord Peter Wimsey. In her later books, Lord Peter becomes a fully realized character, but in this one he's a bit two-dimensional. Still, it's a pretty good mystery, and anyone who admires Lord Peter should read this one. If it's your first Lord Peter book, just remember that they get much better.

It seems a bit ridiculous to complain about a book for which one spends less than a dollar, but in this case the product is so dreadful that I had to counterbalance the good review.

The problem isn't with the story Whose Body. It is a classic of detective fiction, a superlative first novel and introduction to Lord Peter Wimsey.

No, the problem is the "annotations" which are so bizarre as to make one wonder if they were randomly generated by a computer, not a real person.

Here are some of the errors I've found after reading only a few dozen pages. Lord Peter has already been referred to as "Sir Peter." There seems to be no logic to what was chosen for annotation. For example, "Sugg of the evening, beautiful Sugg," an obvious reference to the Mock Turtle's "Soup of the Evening, Beautiful Soup" offered a perfect opportunity to note Sayers' frequent allusions to Lewis Carroll and the Alice books. The annotator chose not to mention it. Yet there is a note shortly afterwards which says, literally, "his Indian manservant would be an Indian manservant." Some annotations are just factually wrong. For example, when describing Wimsey, Sayers refers to his "Labour papers." The annotation has a long dissertation on the Labour Party, and the notable "Papers" of the day - completely missing the point that "Labour Papers" were a style of sideburns!

And most dreadful of all? Some lines of text from the book are missing entirely - usually just before or after a note.

If you love Dorothy Sayers and Whose Body, pass up this annotated version. It will only spoil the experience of re-reading such a delightful book.

Overall a fun read. The author is hard to follow at times with run on paragraphs, relaying the chaotic train of thought of the main character. The reader is tempted to just skip forward and loses the nuances buried within the text.

Just doing comparison reading. I enjoyed her stories just thought she drages on and on. Wanted to see how she compared to Agatha Cristy. Now we all know Miss Marple and Perot are the best. And no i can't spell. Of course Sayer doesn't even come close to Agatha.

Dorothy Sayers' Lord Peter is one of the most memorable characters in the mystery genre. Delightful and intelligent and just a wee bit off in wonderful ways, he and his man Bunter finagle their way to solving many a mystery. Definitely among my top five mystery novel series!!

A good story, and also an interesting insight into early 20th century upper class British attitudes about Jews; Some good insights into human frailties. Creates a complex series of suspects and false leads to make Wimsey's intuition a key to the solution. The pain of jealous humiliation is revealed as a long lasting consuming motive.

After reading later Wimsey books where Lord Peter appeared more mature, this book seemed a bit silly. I can see now how DLS said that Lord Peter was partially based on Bertie Wooster. In the style of dear old Agatha Christie, DLS threw in a crucial character in the last part of the book. Never one of my favorite moves in a mystery novel.

As a body, Dorothy Sayers' Peter Wimsey stories are the best of the highly literature, early 20th Century British mysteries. And this is a bargain -- but an even better bargain is the first three Wimsey novels for $1.99 as part of the Cyber Monday deals.

Earliest Lord Peter Wimsey mystery until Jill Paton Walsh's "The Attenbury Emeralds". Good digital version. Good story, Peter's mother, the Dowager Duchess is in it, so that's all positive. I can also highly recommend "The Attenbury Emeralds," btw, although I don't have the digital version yet.

Dorothy Sayers writes excellent mysteries. She, Nagio Marsh, and Agatha Christie are the best writers of their generation. Deserve to be re-read again and again throughout each new generation of mystery lovers.

Dorothy Sayers writes excellent mysteries. She, Nagio Marsh, and Agatha Christie are the best writers of their generation. Deserve to be re-read again and again throughout each new generation of mystery lovers.

The first of the Lord Peter Wimsey books and probably the weakest in terms of characterization. However, its still a good story and as well done as most murder mysteries. In her later books Miss Sayers really developed her characters until you thought you knew them personally!

This is classic crime. Some will think old fashioned, which it is. It's a bit hard to catch onto the leading character, Lord Peter Wimsey but his characterisation is what makes this crime series unique. A clever plot, not easy to work out ahead of the ending, but not because the author has included illogical red herrings. Everything is there if you want to try to work out what happened which is the mark of excellence in crime fiction.

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Dorothy Leigh Sayers Fleming was a scholar, a theologian, and a mystery writer. That is not an extremely common constellation. This is her first mystery, and it is a winner from the first word. The only possible complaint is that Lord Peter is somewhat more skittishly playful in this one than in the rest of the series, but the fault is forgivable. I hope that the entire series is soon available from Kindle; that will clear another two feet of my rapidly dwindling collection of tree books, to which I am allergic.

Even after reading this many times over the years Lord Peter is always one of my favorite detectives. And Dorothy L. Sayers a master of her craft. If you have never read this series please run out...or I mean click over..and begin at the beginning "Whose Body."

Interesting, flawed character, humorous and definitely English. The best of the series (as far as I have read!) He bears a strong resemblance to Ellery Queen though nothing can replacement Queen - the ultimate cozy novel main man.

There were too many clues, and they were the opposite of red herrings. The author showed her dislike of the villain from the first page! Lord Peter is of course as entertaining for ever. But overall not her best.

The 'book' is 28cm x 21.5. Freaking huge. Absolutely not what a book is. It looks like some random guy just print it off, and I bet that's the case. Even the cover photo is the worst resolution possible, 360p.

All of Dorothy L Sayers' books featuring Lord Peter Wimsey are excellent. Wonderful plot;story, character development, fast paced, and such elegant language they are a pleasure for anyone who values English written as it should be.