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Whose Body? Mass market paperbound - 1995

by Dorothy L. Sayers


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Whose Body? is the first novel written by Dorothy L. Sayers, and was first published in England by T. Fisher Unwin in 1923. This crime novel begins with the discovery of the naked body of a murder victim in the bathtub, and the confusion surrounding the identity of the victim. Sayers was a popular author in her lifetime, and is well known for feminist ideas, though she described here characterizations of both men and women as being descriptions of "ordinary human beings." Whose Body? is The first book of the Lord Peter Wimsey Series, which is popular among fans of detective stories still, almost a century after it was first published.

Summary

The very first Lord Peter Wimsey mystery novel finds the debonaire sleuth investigating the strange case of the corpse in the bathtub...who may not be who he seems!

From the publisher

The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder -- especially witha pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, knew better. In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the ghastly mystery of the corpse in the bath.

First line

Oh, damn!" said Lord Peter Wimsey at Piccadilly Circus.

First Edition Identification

First editions can command up to $2,000.00 for the UK edition, and first U.S. editions, printed by Boni and Liverlight the same year, can range up to $1,500.00. This book remains highly collectible, as the first work of an important author and of an important series in the amateur detective genre. Common defects included damage to the cover and spine (of the book, not the victim in the story), and age-tanned pages. 

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  • Title Whose Body?
  • Author Dorothy L. Sayers
  • Binding Mass Market Paperbound
  • Edition F First Paperbac
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher HarperTorch, New York, NY, U.S.A.
  • Date August 1, 1995
  • ISBN 9780061043574 / 0061043575
  • Weight 0.24 lbs (0.11 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.75 x 4.19 x 0.56 in (17.15 x 10.64 x 1.42 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mystery fiction, Private investigators - England
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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