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Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 5
Fifty classics of crime fiction 1900-1950 volume 43
(Dorothy Leigh),Lord Peter Wimsey mystery volume 6
Fifty classics of crime fiction 1900-1950 volume 43
(Dorothy Leigh),Lord Peter Wimsey mystery volume 6
Language
English
Description
Dashing detective Lord Peter Wimsey is caught up in the murder trial of mystery writer Harriet Vane. Her fiancé has died of poisoning exactly as described in one of Harriet's novels--so naturally she is the prime suspect. As Peter looks on, he not only falls in love with the accused but eagerly helps with Harriet's defense when the first trial ends in a hung jury. Will she be convicted and executed for the crime, or can he save her life and win her...
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Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 11
Language
English
Description
In this installment of the “literate and delightful” Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries, Harriet Vane’s honeymoon with the dapper British detective is marred by murder (Chicago Tribune).
It took several near-death experiences for Lord Peter Wimsey to convince Harriet Vane to be his wife, but she has finally relented. When the dapper detective marries Britain’s most popular mystery author—just a few short...
It took several near-death experiences for Lord Peter Wimsey to convince Harriet Vane to be his wife, but she has finally relented. When the dapper detective marries Britain’s most popular mystery author—just a few short...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane investigate a dead body on the beach in this “nearly perfect detective story” by the author of Busman’s Honeymoon (Saturday Review).
Harriet Vane has gone on vacation to forget her recent murder trial and, more importantly, to forget the man who cleared her name—the dapper, handsome, and maddening Lord Peter Wimsey. She is alone on a beach when she spies a man lying...
Harriet Vane has gone on vacation to forget her recent murder trial and, more importantly, to forget the man who cleared her name—the dapper, handsome, and maddening Lord Peter Wimsey. She is alone on a beach when she spies a man lying...
Series
Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries volume 10
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
3 DVDs (approximately 500 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Three elegant murder mysteries adapted from the crime novels of Dorothy L. Sayers which chronicle the relationship of amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane unfolds in a realm of romance and intrigue.
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Series
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Bourbon Street Books edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 270 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Dashing detective Lord Peter Wimsey is caught up in the murder trial of mystery writer Harriet Vane. Her fiance has died of poisoning exactly as described in one of Harriet's novels -- so naturally she is the prime suspect. As Peter looks on, he not only falls in love with the accused but eagerly helps with Harriet's defense when the first trial ends in a hung jury. Will she be convicted and executed for the crime, or can he save her life and win...
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Series
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Bourbon Street Books, edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 432 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
When their plans for a private and romantic honeymoon are disrupted by the untimely murder of their estate's former owner, newlyweds Lord Peter and Harriet Vane are baffled by the strange clues they discover.
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Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
356 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Lord Peter and Harriet return to the scene of their literate courtship to resolve an Oxford University dispute that is complicated by the disappearance of several prominent Fellows.
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Series
Publisher
Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2011.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 338 pages ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
This mystery finds Lord Peter Wimsey revisiting his first case from thirty years earlier when the descendant of Lord Attenbury begs his help in proving the ownership of a priceless cache of emeralds.
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Series
Publisher
AudioGO
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
8 CDs (9 hr., 37 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On his first case in 1921, Lord Peter Wimsey recovered the stolen Attenbury Emeralds, a deed that instantly made him one of the most revered detectives. Now 30 years later, Lord Peter recollects fact about that case with his wife, detective novelist Harriet Vane. Coincidentally, the new Lord Attenbury, the grandson of Lord Peter's first client, calls on the veteran sleuth to help settle a dispute over the ownership of the jewels.
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Series
Publisher
Bourbon Street Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First Bourbon Street Books edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 528 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Harriet Vane's Oxford reunion is shadowed by a rash of bizarre pranks and malicious mischief that include beautifully worded death threats, burnt effigies and vicious poison-pen letters, and Harriet finds herself and Lord Peter Wimsey challenged by an elusive set of clues.
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