Dorothy L. Sayers Book News!

[becke_davis]

One of the greatest mystery story writers of this century.”

—Los Angeles Times

Bourbon Street Books Presents

Dorothy L. Sayers’

Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery Series

With an introduction by Elizabeth George

HarperCollins Publishers is proud to reissue STRONG POISON, HAVE HIS CARCASE, GAUDY NIGHT, and BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON (Bourbon Street Books/Harper Paperbacks/HarperCollins Publishers; October 16, 2012; Paperback; $14.99 each), four Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries by Dorothy L. Sayers, published as part of the new Bourbon Street Books line (see attached release). This spell-binding series includes:

• STRONG POISON — Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fiancé died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman’s noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent—as determined as he was to make her his wife.
• HAVE HIS CARCASE — The mystery writer Harriet Vane, recovering from an unhappy love affair and its aftermath, seeks solace on a barren beach—deserted but for the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut. With the appearance of her dear friend Lord Peter Wimsey, she finds a reason for detective pursuit—as only the two of them can pursue it.
• GAUDY NIGHT — 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.” Harriet finds herself ensnared in a nightmare of romance and terror, with only the tiniest shreds of clues to challenge her powers of detection, and those of her paramour, Lord Peter Wimsey.
• BUSMAN’S HONEYMOON — Murder is hardly the best way for Lord Peter Wimsey and his bride, the famous mystery writer Harriet Vane, to start their honeymoon. It all begins when the former owner of their newly acquired estate is found quite nastily dead in the cellar. What Lord Peter had hoped would be a very private and romantic stay in the country soon turns into a most baffling case: the deceased has not a spot of blood on his smashed skull and not a pence less than six hundred pounds in his pocket.

Packaged with stunning new designs and accompanied by an introduction by contemporary mystery stalwart, Elizabeth George, these new editions are sure to captivate Sayers’ legion of fans and mystery novices alike. These four titles stand apart from Sayers’ renowned oeuvre as magna opera, and the quintessential gentleman detective, Lord Peter Wimsey, is at his finest.

About the Author

Often called the greatest detective novelist of the Golden Age, Dorothy L. Sayers was born in 1893. She was one of the first women to be awarded a degree by Oxford University and later became a copywriter at an ad agency. In 1923 she published her first novel featuring the aristocratic detective Lord Peter Wimsey, who became one of the world’s most popular fictional heroes. She died in 1957.

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[Fricka]

Oct. 16 isn't that far away now, becke. I plan to at least buy a reprint of Gaudy Night, one of the best mystery books EVER, and which I inexplicably don't seem to be able to find. ( I had it at one time, but it's disappeared--probably some pesky gnome or house-elf took it for some light reading!) Gaudy Night inspired several other aspiring mystery writers, most notably Jill Paton Walsh, who set her Imogen Quy books in an university setting. GM Malliet, who has been a guest here on this forum, set one of her mystery books in a university setting also--during an alum meeting. Numerous references to Gaudy Night were in that book! Did I mention I love that book????

[becke_davis]

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Fricka wrote:

Oct. 16 isn't that far away now, becke. I plan to at least buy a reprint of Gaudy Night, one of the best mystery books EVER, and which I inexplicably don't seem to be able to find. ( I had it at one time, but it's disappeared--probably some pesky gnome or house-elf took it for some light reading!) Gaudy Night inspired several other aspiring mystery writers, most notably Jill Paton Walsh, who set her Imogen Quy books in an university setting. GM Malliet, who has been a guest here on this forum, set one of her mystery books in a university setting also--during an alum meeting. Numerous references to Gaudy Night were in that book! Did I mention I love that book????

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I love GAUDY NIGHT, probably because it combines mystery and romance - my two favorite genres!