Lord Peter Views the Body
by Dorothy L. Sayers
Taste attributes: mysterydetectivecomedyfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelinearenclosedsolving the riddle/not as it seemsfool triumphantunlikely connections
Boxlist takeA layered mystery, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.3 / 5
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About This Book
Consists of the following short stories - "The Abominable History of the Man with Copper Fingers": An artist's jealous nature leads to an investigation of his mistress' disappearance. "The Entertaining Episode of the Article in Question": A grammatical mistake in French unmasks a clever criminal.
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- Author
- Dorothy L. Sayers
- Published
- 1928
- Pages
- 290
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- Open Library
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