Dorothy L Sayers - Wimsey 05 - Lord Peter Views The Body - Audio E-Book

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Dorothy L Sayers - Wimsey 05 - Lord Peter Views The Body

Unabridged and read by Ian Carmichael.
7 hhr 6 mins; 48 kbps ; Size: 146 mb.



Originally published in 1928

Lord Peter Views the Body is a collection of the early adventures of Lord Peter Wimsey, Sayers's upper-class detective.

Those already familiar with Wimsey's foibles and illustrious career from Sayers's full-length novels, will meet the "early" Lord Peter here. At this period, his character still alternates between being a "silly ass" (to quote his own description) and a superhero of detection. Regular listeners will find that several of the stories are surprisingly graphic and creepy. The insanely jealous artist who makes his own furniture ("The Abominable History of the Man with the Copper Fingers") is someone Alfred Hitchcock would have liked to meet, and the tale of great-uncle Joseph's legacy to his grand-nephew ("The Piscatorial Farce of the Stolen Stomach") requires a strong stomach. The solutions to these problems test Wimsey's acting ability, his counterespionage skills, his knowledge of metallurgy, and his palate for fine wines ("The Adventurous Exploit of the Cave of Ali Baba"). He even solves one crime ("The Unsolved Puzzle of the Man with No Face") without having ever seen the body, the clues, the scene of the murder, or any of the possible suspects.

Actor Ian Carmichael's fluid reading allows the listener to appreciate fully Sayers's skill with language and vocabulary. (Although this audiobook is marketed as "unabridged," there are only nine mysteries presented here; the complete print version contains 12. One of the missing tales concerns the visual clues involved in a complex crossword puzzle, so it is not hard to understand why that one has been deleted.)

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