Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L Sayers
Lord Peter Wimsey's fishing holiday is interrupted in Dorothy L. Sayers' classic Golden Age crime novel - introduced by crime writer and journalist Barry Forshaw, essential reading for fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot, Margery Allingham's Albert Campion, and Ngaio Marsh. 'One of the best detective story writers' - Daily Telegraph Lord Peter Wimsey could imagine the artist stepping back, the stagger, the fall, down to where the pointed rocks grinned like teeth. But was the death of the abrasive landscape painter Campbell a tragic accident-or a meticulously planned murder? In the close-knit artists' colony of Kirkcudbright, Galloway, six painters do not regret the death of the abrasive Campbell. Each had motive. Each had opportunity. Each has an alibi. Five of them are red herrings. A forged painting. A stolen bicycle. A body that tells a very different story. In this masterwork of deductive reasoning and atmospheric Scottish mystery, Wimsey must untangle a web of ironclad alibis, railway timetables, and local secrets - before a clever killer escapes without a trace. 'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit.' - P. D. James
I admire her novels. . she has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail. - P. D. JamesShe combined literary prose with powerful suspense, and it takes a rare talent to achieve that. A truly great storyteller. - Minette WaltersD. L. Sayers is one of the best detective story writers. - Daily Telegraph
Dorothy L Sayers was born in Oxford in 1893, and was both a classical scholar and a graduate in modern languages. As well as her popular Lord Peter Wimsey series, she wrote several religious plays, but considered her translations of Dante's Divina Commedia to be her best work. She died in 1957.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781473621350 |
| ISBN 10 | 1473621356 |
| Title | Five Red Herrings |
| Author | Dorothy L Sayers |
| Series | Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Year published | 2016-08-25 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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