Note: This edition of the first Lord Peter Wimsey novel is narrated in an American accent. Mild-mannered, inoffensive architect Alfred Thipps finds himself in big trouble when, in preparing to take his morning bath, he finds the tub already occupied by a dead body, wearing nothing but a pair of gold pince-nez glasses. Stolid, unimaginative Police Inspector Sugg is convinced the body is that of Sir Reuben Levy, a famous Jewish financier who disappeared the night before - waving aside objections that, as the body in the tub was uncircumcised, it couldn't be Sir Reuben - and promptly arrests Thipps and his maid for murder. Luckily for both of them, the dowager duchess of Denver takes an interest and asks her son, Lord Peter Wimsey, to help out. Working with his old friend Detective Charles Parker of Scotland Yard, who's been assigned to the Levy case, Lord Peter sets himself to the task of figuring out who the dead man in the bathtub is. He soon grows to suspect that the two cases are connected in a particularly sinister way.... Lord Peter soon finds himself on the trail of a murderer of a particularly cunning sort, fresh from the perpetration of a shockingly cold-blooded and horrific crime.

Whose Body?: The Singular Adventure of the Man with the Golden Pince-Nez: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery

This new edition, which is reproduced from a first printing of the book, is introduced by the author Martin Edwards, archivist of the Detection Club, and includes a never-before-published Preface by Agatha Christie, ‘Detective Writers in England’, in which she discusses her fellow writers in the Detection Club. Lord Comstock is a barbarous newspaper tycoon with enemies in high places. His murder in the study of his country houseposes a dilemma for the Home Secretary. In the hours before his death, Lord Comstock’s visitors included the government Chief Whip, an Archbishop, and the Assistant Commissioner for Scotland Yard. Suspicion falls upon them all and threatens the impartiality of any police investigation. Abandoning protocol, the Home Secretary invites four famous detectives to solve the case: Mrs Adela Bradley, Sir John Saumarez, Lord Peter Wimsey, and Mr Roger Sheringham. All are different, all are plausible, all are on their own – and none of them can ask a policeman… This classic whodunit adopted a completely new approach: Milward Kennedy proposed the title, John Rhode plotted the murder and provided the suspects, and four of their contemporaries were asked to lend their well-known detectives to the task of providing solutions to the crime. But there was to be another twist: the authors would swap detectives and use the characters in their sections of the book. Thus Gladys Mitchell and Helen Simpson swapped Mrs Bradley and Sir John Saumarez, and Dorothy Sayers and Anthony Berkeley swapped Lord Peter Wimsey and Roger Sheringham, enabling the authors to indulge in skilful and sly parodies of each other. The contributors to ASK A POLICEMAN are: John Rhode, Helen Simpson, Gladys Mitchell, Anthony Berkeley, Dorothy L. Sayers, Milward Kennedy with Agatha Christie and Martin Edwards.

Ask a Policeman

A unique anthology for crime aficionados – six ‘perfect murder’ stories written by the most accomplished crime writers of the 1930s, designed to fox real-life Scotland Yard Superintendent Cornish, who comments on whether or not these crimes could have genuinely been solved. Is the ‘perfect murder’ possible? Can that crime be committed with such consummate care, with such exacting skill, that it is unsolvable – even to the most astute investigator? In this unique collection, legendary crime writers Margery Allingham, Anthony Berkeley, Freeman Wills Crofts, Ronald Knox, Dorothy L. Sayers and Russell Thorndike each attempt to create the unsolvable murder, which Superintendent Cornish of the CID then attempts to unravel… This clever literary battle of wits from the archives of the Detection Club follows The Floating Admiral and Ask a Policeman back into print after more than 75 years, and shows some of the experts from the Golden Age of detective fiction at their most ingenious. For true crime aficionados, this new edition includes an essay by Agatha Christie, one of the inaugural members of the Detection Club. Unseen since 1929, her article discusses the infamous Croydon Poisonings, a real-life perfect murder, the solution to which remains a mystery to this day…

Six Against the Yard

Krimi. Da man finder et lig i hertugen af Denvers vinterhave, må lord Peter Wimsey med hast rejse til sin brors landejendom ved en lille landsby i 1920’ernes Yorkshire i et forsøg på at frikende ham for en mordanklage. Men uret tikker, og den dag nærmer sig, hvor hertugen skal dømmes af adelige ligemænd i House of Lords. I et kapløb med tiden må lord Peter, hans tjener Bunter og inspektør Parker fra Scotland Yard nu bevæge sig gennem både det mudrede engelske landskab og den engelske overklasses hemmeligheder. Gradvist får de indblik i en historie om rigdom, ære og ulykkelig kærlighed. Et væld af beviser er den anden bog i Dorothy L. Sayers’ serie om gentlemandetektiven lord Peter Wimsey. Den udkom første gang i 1926 og foreligger nu i en moderniseret dansk oversættelse. Romanerne i serien kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der officielt fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som intelligent krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem.

En lord Peter Wimsey-krimi

Et væld af beviser

Harriet Vane finder liget af den russiske emigrant, Paul Alexis på en klippe i strandkanten. Er det mord eller selvmord? Alexis var professionel dansepartner på et stort badehotel og forlovet med en rig midaldrende kvinde, der er overbevist om, at bolsjevikker har myrdet Alexis. Politiet hælder til selvmordsteorien, men udelukker ikke muligheden for, at en forbrydelse har fundet sted. De mistænker blandt andre Harriet Vane, som to år tidligere stod anklaget for mord. Så dukker Peter Wimsey op. Dels for at beskytte Harriet, som han nærer mere end professionel sympati for, dels fordi han nu engang altid er på pletten, når han vejrer mord. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der officielt fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som intelligent krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem.

Peter Wimsey vejrer mord

Efter nogle hektiske hvedebrødsdage med den udkårne – den selvstændige og krimiskrivende Harriet Vane – er den legendariske detektiv og elegantier, Peter Wimsey, endelig faldet til ro i 1930’ernes London. Idyllen afbrydes dog brat, da societyskønheden Rosamund findes myrdet. Politikommissær Parker opsøger endnu en gang Peter Wimsey og beder om hans assistance. En typisk Dorothy L. Sayers-intrige kan begynde: et hav af mistænkte og løse, men underholdende ender, elegante citater og en smuk finale. 40 år efter Dorothy L. Sayers død i 1957 blev en ufuldstændig version af "Adel forpligter” fundet hos hendes agent. Den Booker-nominerede romanforfatter, Jill Paton Walsh, gjorde arbejdet færdigt, så endnu en Peter Wimsey-krimi kunne udgives. ”Adel forpligter” udkom første gang på dansk i 1999. Den britiske forfatter Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) fik som en af de første kvinder lov til at studere ved Oxford University, hvor hun læste middelalderlitteratur. Hun anså selv sine oversættelser af bl.a. "Rolandskvadet” og Dantes ”Den guddommelige komedie” som sit vigtigste arbejde, men hun var og er mest berømt for sine kriminalromaner om mesterdetektiven Peter Wimsey.

Peter Wimsey

Adel forpligter

Da krimiforfatter Harriet Vane kommer under anklage for at have forgiftet sin tidligere elsker, forventer alle, at hun skal møde bødlen. Sagen virker åbenlys, og bevisbyrden er inkriminerende, men lord Peter Wimsey er blandt de mange tilskuere til retssagen. Han forelsker sig i den selvstændige, moderne kvinde og sætter sig for at bevise hendes uskyld. Efterhånden som nye omstændigheder kommer for dagens lys, bliver det tydeligt, at mordet handler om andet og mere end ulykkelig kærlighed og følelser af svigt. Giftmordet er den femte bog i serien om gentlemandetektiven Peter Wimsey og introducerer en af de vigtigste og mest interessante figurer i Dorothy L. Sayers’ persongalleri, nemlig Harriet Vane. Denne forfatter af detektivromaner deler mange fællestræk med bogens egen forfatter og betragtes af mange som Sayers’ alter ego. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 – 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der fik tildelt en kandidat grad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som sofistikeret krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem. Forfattere som Dorothy L. Sayers og Agatha Christie tog læseren med ind i en verden af søvnige landsbyer og prægtige landsteder, hvor elegante detektiver op klarede raffinerede mordmysterier. Flere af hendes bøger er filmatiseret.

Giftmordet

En verdensfjern arkitekt finder et nøgent lig i sit badekar samme nat, som den anerkendte bankmand sir Reuben Levey forsvinder. Nu må den sofistikerede amatørdetektiv lord Peter Wimsey træde til for at bistå det fantasiløse Scotland Yard med opklaringen. Liget viser sig hurtigt ikke at være bankmanden, men som sagen udfolder sig, får lord Peter en mistanke om, at der alligevel er en forbindelse mellem de to hændelser. Efterhånden som brikkerne en efter en falder på plads, begynder Wimsey at ane, at svaret på mysterierne skal findes på det prestigefulde St. Lukas’ Hospital og i en hændelse, der fandt sted for mange år tilbage. Et lig for lidt er første bog i Dorothy L. Sayers’ serie om gentlemandetektiven lord Peter Wimsey. Den udkom første gang i 1923 og foreligger nu i en moderniseret dansk oversættelse. Romanerne i serien kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der officielt fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som intelligent krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem.

Et lig for lidt

Da krimiforfatter Harriet Vane kommer under anklage for at have forgiftet sin tidligere elsker, forventer alle, at hun skal møde bødlen. Sagen virker åbenlys, og bevisbyrden er inkriminerende, men lord Peter Wimsey er blandt de mange tilskuere til retssagen. Han forelsker sig i den selvstændige, moderne kvinde og sætter sig for at bevise hendes uskyld. Efterhånden som nye omstændigheder kommer for dagens lys, bliver det tydeligt, at mordet handler om andet og mere end ulykkelig kærlighed og følelser af svigt. Giftmordet er den femte bog i serien om gentlemandetektiven Peter Wimsey og introducerer en af de vigtigste og mest interessante figurer i Dorothy L. Sayers’ persongalleri, nemlig Harriet Vane. Denne forfatter af detektivromaner deler mange fællestræk med bogens egen forfatter og betragtes af mange som Sayers’ alter ego. Giftmordet udkom første gang på dansk i 1940 og foreligger nu i en revideret oversættelse. "Der var ingen tvivl om, at hun skrev godt, men der var desværre heller ingen tvivl om, at hun vidste alt for god besked med anvendelsen af arsenik …" Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 – 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der fik tildelt en kandidat grad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimi forfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som sofistikeret krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem. Forfattere som Dorothy L. Sayers og Agatha Christie tog læseren med ind i en verden af søvnige landsbyer og prægtige landsteder, hvor elegante detektiver op klarede raffinerede mordmysterier. Flere af hendes bøger er filmatiseret.

En sjofel tegning, der flagrer hen over gården i et ellers agtværdigt kvindekollegium, danner optakten til en sag, der er både spændende og sindsoprivende. Hvem dænger kollegiet til med anonyme breve og smudsige kradserier? Hvem gemmer sit vanvid bag et stille ydre? Hvornår går kollegiets onde ånd til angreb, og hvem skal så myrdes? Harriet Vane besøger sit tidligere kollegium for første gang efter at være blevet en kendt kriminalforfatterinde. Nu tager hun kollegiets sag op, selv om den skræmmer hende. Sammen med Lord Peter Wimsey, må Harriet afgøre, om hun er nødt til at føre en af disse højtagtede, lærde kvinder til sindssygehospitalet, til fængslet – eller til galgen? Titlen udkom første gang i 1949. Denne udgave er sprogligt ajourført i 2013. Peter Wimsey Peter Wimseys i Oxford er tiende underfundige krimiperle i Dorothy L. Sayers’ serie om gentlemandetektiven Peter Wimsey. Den udkom i 1935 og foreligger nu på dansk i en sprogligt revideret oversættelse. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 – 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Sayers er først og fremmest kendt som krimiforfatter. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv Lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som sofistikeret krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem. Forfattere som Dorothy L. Sayers og Agatha Christie tager læseren med ind i en verden af søvnige landsbyer og prægtige landsteder, hvor elegante detektiver opklarer raffinerede mordmysterier. Flere af hendes bøger er filmatiseret.

Peter Wimsey i Oxford

Hvordan skal den kendte kriminalforfatterinde Harriet Vane få lukket munden på aristokratdetektiven lord Peter Wimsey, der regelmæssigt og tålmodigt har friet til hende gennem fem år? Hun siger ja! De nygifte beslutter at tilbringe hvedebrødsdagene i ro og mag fjernt fra venner og bekendte på en landejendom ”et sted i England”. Alt ånder fred og idyl – indtil de når deres bestemmelsessted. Her venter dem en række overraskelser, nogle komiske, andre mere ubehagelige. Og da de finder et lig i kælderen, begynder begivenhederne for alvor at tage fart. "Peter Wimseys hvedebrødsdage" udkom første gang i 1937 og foreligger nu på dansk i en sprogligt revideret oversættelse. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 – 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun huskes af eftertiden.

Peter Wimseys hvedebrødsdage

Krimi. Den velhavende ældre dame Agatha Dawson dør efter længere tids kamp mod kræft, men selvom dødsfaldet virker naturligt, er der noget, der ikke helt stemmer overens. Da lord Peter Wimsey tre år senere hører om de mystiske omstændigheder fra kvindens læge, som i sin tid kun modvilligt underskrev dødsattesten, dykker han ned i sagen. Det viser sig hurtigt, at dødsfaldet ikke alene var Agatha Dawsons grandniece til stor fordel, men det er også, som om alle der kan hjælpe ham tættere på sandheden pludselig dør. Unaturlig død er tredje bog i Dorothy L. Sayers´ serie om gentlemandetektiven lord Peter Wimsey. Den udkom på dansk første gang i 1927 og foreligger nu i en moderniseret dansk oversættelse. Romanerne kan læses uafhængigt af hinanden. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der officielt fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som intelligent krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem.

Unaturlig død

Døden kommer hurtigt til dem, der viser sig for interesserede i, hvad der foregår bag et berømt London-baseret reklamebureaus facade. Flere må dø, før lord Peter Wimsey kommer på sporet af mændene bag hemmeligheden. De er parate til at dræbe hvem som helst, når som helst, for at bevare denne hemmelighed. Annoncer, der dræbte er den ottende intenst spændende krimiperle i Dorothy L. Sayers’ serie om gentlemandetektiven Peter Wimsey. Den udkom i 1933 og foreligger nu på dansk i en sprogligt revideret oversættelse. Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957) var digter, skuespilforfatter, essayist og en af de første kvinder, der officielt fik tildelt en kandidatgrad fra det prestigefyldte Oxford University. Det er dog først og fremmest som krimiforfatter, hun er blevet husket af eftertiden. Hendes serie om den engelske aristokratiske detektiv lord Peter Wimsey nyder status som intelligent krimiklassiker og hovedværk inden for den engelske gren af detektivromanen, der går under navnet The Golden Age of Detective Fiction, som blomstrede fra 1920’erne og frem.

Annoncer, der dræbte

Da den halvfemsårige general Fentiman bliver fundet død i sin sædvanlige stol på den eksklusive Bellonaklub i London er der umiddelbart intet, der peger på mord. Han var halvfems og til og med hjertesvag. Men snart viser det sig, at hans søster er død på præcis samme dag, hvilket pudsigt nok skaber visse komplikationer i forbindelse med de afdødes testamenter. Peter Wimsey sættes på sagen og begynder langsomt at trevle tråde op i dette klassiske krimi-setup, hvor alle – selv Fentimans private læge – er under mistanke. Døden i Bellonaklubben er endnu en krimiperle i Dorothy L. Sayers’ uforlignelige serie om den monokelbærende aristokrat –gentlemandetektiven Peter Wimsey. Oplagt for læsere af Agatha Christies klassiske krimier. Den britiske forfatter Dorothy L. Sayers (1893-1957) fik som en af de første kvinder lov til at studere ved Oxford University, hvor hun læste middelalderlitteratur. Hun anså selv sine oversættelser af bl.a. "Rolandskvadet” og Dantes ”Den guddommelige komedie” som sit vigtigste arbejde, men hun var og er mest berømt for sine kriminalromaner om mesterdetektiven Peter Wimsey.

Døden i Bellonaklubben

Beroemd en berucht: deuren op slot, gordijnen dicht, licht gedimd en een straffe borrel! Een prachtige verzameling, De dood van Ilalotha, Ongeluk, De man in de tram, Verdenking, Vermist, De vreemde voetstappen, De schildpad, Schoppenvrouw, De kat, de gerechtsdienaar en het skelet, Zijn belofte gehouden, De man en de slang, Het noodlot van de baron, Daarop hadden ze gewacht, Goslar, De bedelares van Locarno, Het jaloerse tafeltje, De vampier, Een verschijning.

Angstzweet en kippenvel

Ouderwets tenen knijpen, kippenvel en koude rillingen: niet luisteren in het donker, dit is Agatha Christie en haar engerds! Ongeluk, De schildpad, De roman in de tram, De dood van Ilotha, Een prachtige verzameling, De kamer in de toren, Vermist, De vreemde voetstappen, De verdenking.

Ongeluk

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these classic BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' Golden Age crime novels. Gentleman detective Lord Peter Wimsey starred in a number of novels and short stories by Dorothy L Sayers. These full-cast adaptations – first broadcast on BBC radio between 1979 and 2010 – are cherished by crime aficionados worldwide. Murder Must Advertise sees Lord Peter going undercover in an advertising agency to investigate the death of a copywriter. The Nine Tailors finds the aristocratic detective stranded in a remote village, where he is drawn into a case of stolen jewels and an unidentified body. Gaudy Night takes place at Harriet Vane’s old Oxford college, where a series of spiteful pranks and poison-pen letters have torn apart the academic community. With Lord Peter’s help, can she uncover the perpetrator? In Busman’s Honeymoon, newlyweds Harriet and Peter have their marital bliss disturbed by a body in the basement – and are once again embroiled in a murder investigation. These evocative dramas also feature Allan Cuthbertson, Peter Jones, Joanna David and Sarah Badel.

Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume 3

Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey, with Patricia Routledge as his mother, in this BBC radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.   Dorothy L. Sayers’ first Lord Peter Wimsey tale introduces many of the author’s best-known characters.   Wimsey’s mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, rings her son with news of ‘such a quaint thing’. She has heard through a friend that Mr Thipps, a respectable Battersea architect, found a dead man in his bath - wearing nothing but a gold prince-nez.   Lord Wimsey makes his way straight over to Mr Thipps’, and a good look at the body raises a number of interesting questions. Why would such an apparently well-groomed man have filthy black toenails, flea bites and the scent of carbolic soap lingering on his corpse?   Then comes the disappearance of oil millionaire Sir Reuben Levy, last seen on the Battersea Park Road. With his beard shaved he would look very similar to the man found in the bath - but is Sir Levy really dead?

Whose Body?

The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature’s most popular creations.  Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers’ charming investigator in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.   When Sandy Campbell's body is found at the foot of a cliff near the small town of Kircdubright, the local constabulary are convinced that the argumentative painter is the victim of a tragic accident.   But when Lord Peter Wimsey turns up, the hunt begins for an ingenious killer. Faced with six men, all of whom have a motive for murder, the aristocratic amateur sleuth must deduce which are the five red herrings and which has blood on his hands.

Five Red Herrings

In a shocking scandal, the like of which has not been seen in the English aristocracy since the eighteenth century, Lord Peter Wimsey's elder brother, the Duke of Denver, stands accused of murder.   Lord Peter is determined to prove his brother's innocence, yet finds him strangely uncooperative. Furthermore, other family members apparently oppose Peter's attempts to get to the truth. His sister, Lady Mary, seems to know more than she is letting on - could the Duke be protecting her? In collaboration with Inspector Parker, Wimsey slowly uncovers a web of lies and deceit within his own family, and finds himself faced with the unhappy alternative of sending either his brother or his sister to the gallows. Until he himself becomes a target...   Patricia Routledge plays the Dowager Duchess in this classic dramatisation, alongside Maria Aitken as Lady Mary and Miriam Margolyes as Mrs Hardraw.

Clouds Of Witness

This was the second Lord Peter Wimsey story to be adapted for radio in the mid-seventies. Broadcast May 5th to June 16th 1975, it was adapted by Chris Miller and produced by Simon Brett.   The case of Agatha Dawson is closed, but Lord Peter Wimsey is not satisfied. With no clues to work on, he begins his own investigation. Then Agatha's maid is suddenly murdered.   The episode titles are:   1) ‘No Sign of Foul Play’ 2) ‘Death in Epping Forest’ 3) ‘The Will’ 4) ‘Hallelujah’ 5) ‘The Property Act’ 6) ‘Vera Findlater’ and 7) ‘Miss Climpson Investigates’.    This will be the ninth, and probably the last, Radio Collection release of the Lord Peter Wimsey stories starring Ian Carmichael.

Unnatural Death

The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature’s most popular creations. Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers’ charming investigator in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.   When mystery writer Harriet Vane is accused of the murder of her lover, the evidence seems pretty damning. But Lord Peter Wimsey is not convinced – and when, five hours later, no verdict has been returned, it seems the jury may not be either.   But if Harriet didn't murder Philip Boyes, who did?

Strong Poison

Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey in these consummate BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' much-loved mysteries Elegant, erudite and sharp-witted, aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey featured in numerous novels and short stories by ‘Queen of Crime’ Dorothy L Sayers. These full-cast adaptations – first broadcast on BBC radio between 1975 and 1981– are loved by mystery fans all around the world. In The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, when General Fentiman is found dead at his club, Wimsey suspects foul play. Could he have been murdered for his money? Strong Poison introduces Harriet Vane – a crime novelist on trial for murdering her lover. Wimsey knows Harriet is no femme fatale, but an innocent victim embroiled in a diabolical plot… Five Red Herrings sees Peter faced with six men, all of whom have a motive for killing argumentative Scottish painter Sandy Campbell. But who was the culprit? In Have His Carcase, when Harriet Vane finds a body on the beach with his throat cut, Lord Peter must work out whether it was murder or suicide. These classic dramas also feature Peter Jones, Joan Hickson, Miriam Margolyes and Warren Clarke.

Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume 2

When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the 'Gaudy', the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled obscenities, burnt effigies and poison-pen letters - including one that says, 'Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup.' Some of the notes threaten murder and one of them involves a long Latin quotation, which makes Harriet suspect that the perpetrator is probably a member of the Senior Common Room. But which of the apparently rational, respectable dons could be committing such crazed acts? When a desperate undergraduate, at her wits' end after receiving a series of particularly savage letters, attempts to drown herself, Harriet decides that it is time to ask Lord Peter Wimsey for help. And when the mystery is finally solved, she is faced with an agonising decision: should she, after five years of rejecting his proposals, finally agree to marry Lord Peter? Also included on this release is a bonus interview with top crime novelists P. D. James and Jill Paton Walsh about Gaudy Night, conducted by Henny Fordham.

Gaudy Night

The dignified calm of the Bellona Club is shattered when Lord Peter Wimsey finds General Fentiman dead in his favourite chair. A straighforward death by natural causes? Perhaps... but why can no-one rememeber seeing the general the day he died? And who is the mysterious Mr Oliver? Lord Peter moves between London and Paris, salon and suburbs, to unfold the intriguing case.   The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature’s most popular creations. Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers’ charming investigator in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.

The Unpleasantness At The Bellona Club

Dorothy L. Sayers' classic play cycle based on the life and times of Jesus Dorothy L. Sayers was best known for her mystery novels featuring aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey. But she was also a poet, playwright and committed Christian, and in The Man Born to Be King she combined art and evangelism to powerful effect, making the story of Christ accessible, relevant and every bit as thrilling as her detective fiction. Written specially for the BBC Radio, the play cycle caused huge controversy for its depiction of Christ as a character, and its use of contemporary speech instead of Biblical language. However it proved extremely popular with listeners, who wrote in to thank Sayers for making Jesus real to them and reigniting their interest in his remarkable story. Based on the four Gospels, it includes one story of the Nativity, six plays about Jesus' life and ministry, and five Passion Plays telling of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, the Last Supper, Jesus' arrest and trial before Pontius Pilate, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection. Backed up with a sweeping musical score, these immersive dramas surprise and shock us anew and provide fresh, illuminating insight into 'the greatest story ever told'. The plays included are Kings in Judea, The King's Herald, A Certain Nobleman, The Heirs to the Kingdom, The Bread of Heaven, The Feast of Tabernacles, The Light and The Life, Royal Progress, The King's Supper, The Princes of This World, King of Sorrows and The King Comes to His Own. Cast and credits Written by Dorothy L Sayers Adapted by/Producer: Raymond Raikes The Evangelist (John Bar-Zebedee): Gabriel Woolf Jesus: John Westbrook Joseph/ Jacob Ben-Issachar: Norman Shelley Simon Bar-Jonah (Simon Peter): Stephen Jack Judas Iscariot: Alan Wheatley Matthew: Nigel Stock Herod The Great: Robert Eddison Nicodemus: John Wyse Ephraim: Denys Blakelock Shadrach: Malcolm Hayes Rabbit Solomon: John Gabriel Phoebe: Caroline Monkhouse Flavius: Trader Faulkner Calpurnia: Penelope Lee Mary Virgin: June Tobin Mary Magdalen: Mary Wimbush Martha: Marjorie Westbury Lazarus: Richard Hurndall Benjamin Ben-Hadad: Ralph Truman Joseph, kinsman to Jesus: Haydn Jones Simeon, kinsman to Jesus: Wilfrid Carter Baruch the Zealot: Francis de Wolff Baruch's Wife: Vivienne Chatterton Gestas: John Laurie Dysmas: Russell Napier Simon of Cyrene: Rodney Dias Proclus, a Roman Centurion: Trevor Martin Roman soldier: Bruce Beeby Roman soldier: Harvey Hall Joseph of Arimathea: Howieson Culff Calaphas, High Priest of Israel: Heron Carvic Salome, mother to James and John: Henzie Raeburn Mary Cleophas: Molly Rankin Balthazar, King of Ethiopia: Paul Danqdah Melchior/ A Zealot: Michael Kilgarriff Casper: James Dale Philip: Rolf Lefebvre Thomas Didymus/ Father: Philip Leaver Mother: Wynne Clark Miriam, child: Elizabeth Proud Isaac, child/a slave boy: Daniel Rose Hannah: Hester Paton-Brown James Bar-Zebedee: John Glen Andrew Bar-Jonah: John Boxer Hezekiah, secretary/ Roman Soldier: John Baker Annas, father-in-law to Caiaphas: Edward Atienza Pontius Pilate, Governor of Judaea: Alec Clunes Claudia Procula: Mary Law Captain Elihu: Keith Alexander Eunice, a Syro-Phoenician: Elizabeth Morgan Cleophas: Harry Hutchinson Portress at the High Priest's House: Miriam Margolyes Zillah, her daughter: Jo Manning-Wilson Issacher, servant: Hugh Dickson Susannah, mother to the Bride groom: Betty Baskcomb Rebecca, friend to Susannah: Gladys Spencer/ Janet Burnell Other cast: Ian Frost, Janette Richer, Nan Marriott-Watson, Janette Richer, Peter Marinker, Raf de la Torre, James Thomason, John Forrest, Michael Goldie First broadcast BBC Home Service 19th, 26th Jan, 2nd, 9th , 16th, 23rd Feb, 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, 28th, 30th March 1975 ©2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2021 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd

The Man Born To Be King

From December 1941 until October 1942, the BBC broadcast a series of radio dramas written by Dorothy L. Sayers. Against the backdrop of World War II, the plays presented twelve episodes in the life and ministry of Jesus, from the visit of the magi to his death and resurrection, collectively affirming the kingship of Christ. Noted for their use of colloquial English as part of Sayers's effort to bring the Gospels to life in a new way for listeners, the plays were both controversial and incredibly successful, bolstering the morale of the country during the war. They were subsequently published in 1943, and they stand among Sayers's most beloved works to this day. In this new critical and annotated edition, scholar Kathryn Wehr brings fresh insights to the plays, their background, Sayers's creative process, and the ongoing significance of the life of Christ today. Listen again, or for the first time, to the story of the man who was born to be—and still is—king.

The Man Born to be King

Two years after the trial for the murder of her lover, the blaze of publicity surrounding mystery writer Harriet Vane has begun to die away and Harriet decides it's time for a break. But the peace of a North Devon walking tour is rudely shattered when she discovers the body of a man on the beach, his throat slit from ear to ear.   The moment the story breaks, Harriet’s old friend Lord Peter Wimsey is on the scene to lend his powers of detection. Can the two of them discover who the murderer is?

Have His Carcase

Storm-bound over the New Year at a Fenland rectory, Lord Peter Wimsey willingly lends a hand in the ringing of a New Year's Eve peal of the church bells. Some months later, a handless, disfigured corpse is discovered in a fresh grave in the churchyard. Lord Peter receives a plea for help from the rector and embarks on one of his most complicated investigations - for this is not the first crime the village has experienced. Fifteen years ago the Wilbraham Emeralds were stolen, and they are still missing. Can there be any link?

The Nine Tailors

When copywriter Victor Dean falls to his death on the stairs of Pym's Advertising Agency, no one seems to mind. That is, until Lord Peter joins the firm incognito as Dean's replacement and starts asking questions which lead him into a network of blackmailers, drug pushers and one of the most deadly plots of crime fiction.   However, before the crimes can be solved and the truth revealed, five more people must die...  The elegant, intelligent amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey is one of detective literature’s most popular creations. Ian Carmichael is the personification of Dorothy L. Sayers’ charming investigator in this BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation.

Murder Must Advertise

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 16 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form. The Golden Age of detective fiction had begun inauspiciously with the publication of E.C. Bentley’s schismatic Trent’s Last Case in 1913, but it hit its stride in 1920 when both Agatha Christie and Freeman Wills Crofts – latterly crowned queen and king of the genre – had crime novels published for the first time. They ushered in two decades of exemplary mystery writing, the era of the whodunit, the impossible crime and the locked-room mystery, with stories that have thrilled and baffled generations of readers. This new volume in the Bodies from the Library series features the work of 16 prolific authors who, like Christie and Crofts, saw their popularity soar during the Golden Age. Aside from novels, they all wrote short fiction – stories, serials and plays – and although most of them have been collected in books over the last 100 years, here are the ones that got away… In this book you will encounter classic series detectives including Colonel Gore, Roger Sheringham, Hildegarde Withers and Henri Bencolin; Hercule Poirot solves ‘The Incident of the Dog’s Ball’; and Dorothy L. Sayers’ chilling ‘The House of the Poplars’ is published for the first time. With a full-length novella by John Dickson Carr, this diverse collection concludes with some early ‘flash fiction’ commissioned by Collins’ Crime Club in 1938. Each mini story had to feature an orange, resulting in six very different tales from Peter Cheyney, Ethel Lina White, David Hume, Nicholas Blake, John Rhode and – in his only foray into writing detective fiction – the publisher himself, William Collins.

Bodies from the Library 3

Ian Carmichael stars as Lord Peter Wimsey in these definitive BBC radio dramatisations of Dorothy L Sayers' classic crime novels Aristocratic amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey was the master creation of Dorothy L Sayers, widely acknowledged as one of the four original ‘Queens of Crime’. These full-cast adaptations – first broadcast on BBC radio in the 1970s, and presented here in their entirety – are admired by fans of the genre worldwide. Whose Body? is the tale that first introduced Lord Peter to the world, and sees him investigating the case of a corpse in a Battersea bathtub and a vanished oil millionaire. In Clouds of Witness, Lord Peter’s eldest brother stands accused of murder. In collaboration with Inspector Parker, Wimsey slowly uncovers a web of lies and deceit within his own family... Unnatural Death finds Peter probing the mysterious death of an elderly lady. He suspects foul play, and with the help of the indomitable Miss Climpson, sets about his investigations in deepest Hampshire... Produced by Simon Brett (author of the ‘Charles Paris’ series), these acclaimed dramas also feature Peter Jones, Patricia Routledge, Miriam Margolyes and Garard Green.

Lord Peter Wimsey: BBC Radio Drama Collection Volume 1

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 13 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first time in book form, including a newly discovered Gervase Fen novella by Edmund Crispin that has never previously been published. With the Golden Age of detective fiction shining ever more brightly thanks to the recent reappearance of many forgotten crime novels, Bodies from the Library offers a rare opportunity to read lost stories from the first half of the twentieth century by some of the genre’s most accomplished writers. This second volume is a showcase for popular figures of the Golden Age, in stories that even their most ardent fans will not be aware of. It includes uncollected and unpublished stories by acclaimed queens and kings of crime fiction, from Helen Simpson, Ethel Lina White, E.C.R. Lorac, Christianna Brand, Agatha Christie and Dorothy L. Sayers, to S.S. Van Dine, Jonathan Latimer, Clayton Rawson, Cyril Alington and Antony and Peter Shaffer (writing as Peter Antony). This audiobook also features two full-length novellas – one from a rare magazine by Q Patrick, the other an unpublished Gervase Fen mystery by Edmund Crispin, written at the height of his career. It concludes with another remarkable discovery: ‘The Locked Room’ by Dorothy L. Sayers, a never-before-published case for Lord Peter Wimsey! Selected and introduced by Tony Medawar, who also provides fascinating pen portraits of each author, Bodies from the Library 2 is an indispensable collection for any crime fan.

Bodies from the Library 2

An investigation into the nature of God and creativity from the author of the Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, with an introduction by Madeleine L’Engle. The Mind of the Maker will be relished by those already in love with Dorothy L. Sayers and those who have not yet met her. A mystery writer, a witty and perceptive theologian, culture critic, and playwright, Dorothy Sayers sheds new, unexpected light on a specific set of statements made in the Christian creeds. She examines anew such ideas as the image of God, the Trinity, free will, and evil, and in this text, a wholly revitalized understanding of them emerges. She finds the key in the parallels between the creation of God and the human creative process. She continually refers to each in a way that illuminates both. This classic, with a new introduction by Madeleine L'Engle, is by turns an entrancing mediation on language; a piercing commentary on the nature of art and why so much of what we read, hear, and see falls short; and a brilliant examination of the fundamental tenets of Christianity. From the opening of Genesis, it is clear that God and man share one vital trait: the ability to create great works out of nothing. More than any other group, artists feel impelled to create, and this urge brings them closer to God. By contemplating the creative drive of humanity, we can better understand the works of God, and by listening deeply into the tenets of Christianity, we can better understand the creative spirit of man. In this searching, wide-ranging treatise, one of the greatest minds of the 20th century shows us what it means to be an artist—and what it takes to make humankind. This book is masterfully narrated by UK narrator and actor Jane McDowell. Fans of Dorothy L. Sayers may recognize Jane's clear soprano voice from other recordings of Sayers's works. ©1941, 1968 Anthony Fleming. Produced and published by Echo Point Books & Media, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.

The Mind of the Maker

Society’s eligible women are in mourning. Lord Peter Wimsey has married at last, having finally succeeded in his ardent pursuit of the lovely mystery novelist Harriet Vane. The two depart for a tranquil honeymoon in a country farmhouse but find, instead of a well-prepared love nest, the place left in a shambles by the previous owner.   His sudden appearance, dead from a broken skull in the cellar, only prompts more questions. Why would anyone have wanted to kill old Mr Noakes? What dark secrets had he to hide?   The honeymoon is over, as Lord Peter and Harriet Vane start their investigations. Suspicion is rife and everyone seems to have something to hide, from the local constable to the housekeeper. Wimsey and his wife can think of plenty of theories, but it’s not until they discover a vital fact that the identity of the murderer becomes clear.

Busman's Honeymoon

Kuschelige Weihnachten? Von wegen! Mörder und Halunken machen keine Weihnachtsferien – und so haben auch Ermittler keine besinnlichen und erholsamen Feiertage. Sherlock Holmes spürt den Dieb eines Diamanten auf, der in einer Weihnachtsgans gefunden wurde, während Miss Marple vor dem prasselnden Kaminfeuer von einem Mord erzählt. Bei einem traditionellen Weihnachtsessen verschwindet ein Halsband und Jules Maigret überführt an Weihnachten eine Nachbarin bei einem Verbrechen. Lauschen Sie in der warmen Stube den bekanntesten Krimis zur Weihnachtszeit und kommen Sie eiskalten Verbrechern auf die Spur.Eiskalt serviert von den renommierten Hörbuchsprechern Beate Himmelstoß, Oliver Kalkofe u.a. Enthält u. a.: "Der Blaue Karfunkel" von Arthur Conan Doyle / "Eine Weihnachtstragödie" von Agatha Christie / "Der falsche Rettungsring" von Edgar Wallace. (Laufzeit: ca. 6h 23)

Die schönsten Weihnachtskrimis

Ett lik hittas i ett badkar, naken förutom en noga placerad pincené på näsan. Den originella gentlemannen och amatördetektiven Lord Peter Wimsey uppmanas av sin mor, änke-hertiginnan av Denver, att undersöka fallet. Lord Peter kopplar snabbt ihop fallet med det mystiska försvinnandet av en välkänd finansiär. Men nu måste Lord Peter lista ut hur kroppen och försvinnandet hänger samman. Rör det sig om samme man och vad har hänt? Denna roman markerar debuten av Dorothy Sayers mest populära skapelse, Lord Peter Wimsey, vars fortsatta äventyr utvecklas mitt i den livliga värld av överklassen i det brittiska samhället på 1920-talet. Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh och Dorothy Sayers anses vara några av de ursprungliga Queens of Crime. De fyra deckardrottningarna uppfann den moderna deckargenren och har lästs världen över. Storytel är stolta över att presentera några av deras mest kända verk med ljudboksdrottningen Katarina Ewerlöf som uppläsare. De här är de ultimata mysdeckarna, så kryp upp i soffan med en kopp te och njut!

Queens of Crime

Lord Peters största affär

"Det är faktiskt bra när morden håller sig inom familjen - då har man mycket större möjligheter!" Det är Lord Peter Wimseys åsikt när han skyndat hem till släktgodset, där hans bror Gerald, hertig av Denver, anklagas för att ha tagit livet av deras systers fästman. Men familjen är alls inte samarbetsvillig. Hertigen vägrar hårdnackat att tala om vad han gjorde ute på natten när han snavade över den döda kroppen vid växthuset. Och unga lady Mary slingrar sig undan med den ena lögnhistorien efter den andra. Lord Peters skarpsinne sätts på hårda prov, och han får dessutom sätta sitt eget blåblodiga liv på spel innan han kan prestera det avgörande beviset vid den högdramatiska rättegången i Överhuset. Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh och Dorothy Sayers anses vara några av de ursprungliga Queens of Crime. De fyra deckardrottningarna uppfann den moderna deckargenren och har lästs världen över. Storytel är stolta över att presentera några av deras mest kända verk med ljudboksdrottningen Katarina Ewerlöf som uppläsare. De här är de ultimata mysdeckarna, så kryp upp i soffan med en kopp te och njut!

En sky av vittnen

Den rika gamla damen dör mycket tidigare än vad läkaren väntat. Blev hon plötsligt sjuk eller handlar det om mord? Hobbydetektiven Lord Peter Wimsey börjar undersöka fallet med hjälp av sin pålitliga bekänt Bunter och fröken Alexandra Katherine Climpson, en skvallrande ungmö med en gåva för att ställa de rätta frågorna. Det intrikata spåret leder från en vacker Hampshire-by till en våning i det fashionabla London där Wimsey med list försöker få fram den svårfångade sanningen. Agatha Christie, Margery Allingham, Ngaio Marsh och Dorothy Sayers anses vara några av de ursprungliga Queens of Crime. De fyra deckardrottningarna uppfann den moderna deckargenren och har lästs världen över. Storytel är stolta över att presentera några av deras mest kända verk med ljudboksdrottningen Katarina Ewerlöf som uppläsare. De här är de ultimata mysdeckarna, så kryp upp i soffan med en kopp te och njut!

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