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Whose body? the first Lord Peter Wimsey mystery

A naked body is found lying in the tub, a gold pince-nez perched before the sightless eyes. Telltale signs indicate that the face was shaved after death. Despite evidence to the contrary, the police are certain that the victim was a prominent financier. Lord Peter Wimsey knows better, but can he prove it?

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  • "A naked body is found lying in the tub, a gold pince-nez perched before the sightless eyes. Telltale signs indicate that the face was shaved after death. Despite evidence to the contrary, the police are certain that the victim was a prominent financier. Lord Peter Wimsey knows better, but can he prove it?"
  • "A naked body is found lying in the tub, a gold pince-nez perched before the sightless eyes. Telltale signs indicate that the face was shaved after death. Despite evidence to the contrary, the police are certain that the victim was a prominent financier. Lord Peter Wimsey knows better, but can he prove it?"@en
  • "The naked body of a middle-aged stranger is discovered in the bath in a London architect's flat. Is it Sir Reuben Levy, the well-known financier, who has recently disappeared? Is it a tramp dragged from the dissecting rooms of St. Luke's Hospital? It is up to Lord Peter Wimsey to unravel the tangle."
  • "The naked body of a middle-aged stranger is discovered in the bath in a London architect's flat. Is it Sir Reuben Levy, the well-known financier, who has recently disappeared? Is it a tramp dragged from the dissecting rooms of St. Luke's Hospital? It is up to Lord Peter Wimsey to unravel the tangle."@en
  • "Lord Peter Wimsey conducts an unofficial inquiry into a strange case involving a nude corpse found in a bathtub. His findings raise doubts about the identity of the corpse."@en
  • "Lord Peter Wimsey is invited to view a corpse which has been deposited in the bathtub of an architect. The corpse is quickly identified as that of Sir Reuben Levy, the city financier and just as quickly it is proved to be someone else. Where is Sir Reuben? And whose body was in the bath?"
  • "The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder-especially with a pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, knew better. In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the ghastly mystery of the corpse in the bath.First published in 1923, Whose Body? established the disarmingly debonair-and somewhat foppish-Wimsey as one of the most enduring characters in English literature. It remains one of the most significant (and most charming) of the Golden Age mysteries."@en
  • "It is Lord Peter Wimsey's job to unravel the threads of clues surrounding the unidentified body found in the bathtub of a London architect's apartment."
  • "Sayers's most renowned amateur detective, the engaging and amusing Lord Peter Wimsey, sets out to unravel a puzzling case involving the disappearance of a wealthy financier and the discovery of a nude corpse, wearing a golden pince-nez, in a bathtub."@en
  • "Meet Lord Peter Wimsey -- stylish, eccentric, seemingly a fool, but in fact one of the great English detectives. The discovery of a body in a bathtub wearing only a pair of spectacles launches a motley set of sleuths and suspects toward a ghastly conclusion."@en
  • "Sayers's most renowned amateur detective, the engaging and amusing Lord Peter Wimsey, sets out to unravel a puzzling case involving the disappearance of a wealthy financier and the discovery of a nude corpse, wearing a golden pince-nez, in a bathtub. He does succeed in solving things to everyone's ultimate satisfaction, but only after a series of bloodcurdling and hair-raising episodes that will hold the listener spellbound with anticipation."
  • "In his first murder case, Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the bizarre case of a corpse in the bathtub."
  • "when Lord Peter Wimsey conducts an unofficial inquiry into a strange case involving a nude corpse found in a bathtub his findings raise doubts about the identity of the corpse."@en
  • "In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the mystery of the corpse in the bath."
  • "Whose is the body discovered in the London architect's bath? Lord Peter Wimsey is set to investigate."@en
  • "Lord Peter Wimsey sets out to unravel a puzzling case involving the disappearance of a wealthy financier and the discovery of a nude corpse, wearing a golden pince-nez, in a bathtub. He does succeed in solving things to everyone's ultimate satisfaction, but only after a series of bloodcurdling and hair-raising episodes."@en
  • "Lord Peter Wimsey discovers the body of a nude man wearing a gold pince nez in the bathtub of a nearby flat. As he pursues the identities of the corpse and murderer, his findings are sensational."
  • "The naked body of a middle-aged stranger is discovered in the bath of a London architect's flat. Is it Sir Reuben Levy, the well-known financier, who has recently disappeared or is it a tramp?"@en
  • "Meet Lord Peter Wimsey, stylish, eccentric, seeming a fool, but in fact one of the great English detectives. The discovery of a body in a bathtub wearing only a pair of spectacles, launches a motley set of sleuths and suspects toward a ghastly conclusion."@en
  • "Originally written almost 75 years ago, this novel features beloved sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey (as shown on public television's Masterpiece theatre) tackling his first big case."@en
  • "Dorothy L. Sayers's first mystery novel introduces to the world Lord Peter Wimsey, one of the most remarkable figures in crime fiction."
  • "Lord Peter Wimsey must unravel the threads of clues surrounding an unidentified body found in the bathtub of a London architect's apartment."
  • "PLAYAWAY: Meet Lord Peter Wimsey, stylish, eccentric, seemingly a fool, but in fact one of the great English detectives. The discovery of a body in a bathtub wearing only a pair of spectacles launches a motley set of sleuths and suspects toward a ghastly conclusion."
  • "The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder -- especially with a pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, knew better. In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the ghastly mystery of the corpse in the bath."@en
  • "The stark naked body was lying in the tub. Not unusual for a proper bath, but highly irregular for murder -- especially with a pair of gold pince-nez deliberately perched before the sightless eyes. What's more, the face appeared to have been shaved after death. The police assumed that the victim was a prominent financier, but Lord Peter Wimsey, who dabbled in mystery detection as a hobby, knew better. In this, his first murder case, Lord Peter untangles the ghastly mystery of the corpse in the bath."
  • "A naked body is discovered in the bathroom of a London architect's apartment. Is it Sir Reuben Levy, the well-known financier who recently disappeared? Or is it a stiff dragged from the dissecting rooms of St. Luke's Hospital? Lord Peter Wimsey must unravel the tangled threads that lead from a prostitute, to a well-known surgeon, and to a mysterious reunion at a London night-club."@en
  • "When the great, yet eccentric English detective Lord Peter Wimsey discovers a body in a bathtub wearing only a pair of spectacles, he's launched into a world of sleuths and suspects, ultimately leading to one ghastly conclusion."
  • "Unabridged. A naked body is discovered in the bathroom of a London architect's apartment. Is it Sir Reuben Levy, the well-known financier who recently disappeared? Or is it a stiff dragged from the dissecting rooms of St. Luke's Hospital? Lord Peter Wimsey must unravel the tangled threads that lead from a prostitute to a well-known surgeon, and to a mysterious reunion at a London night-club."@en
  • "Enter the 1920s' Golden Age of Detection with this first novel from Dorothy L. Sayers featuring the debut of a dashing gentleman detective, one of the great characters of mystery fiction - Lord Peter Wimsey. An unidentified corpse is found in a bathtub, and the police are jumping to conclusions about its identity and that of the murderer. Lord Peter Wimsey steps in and, with the help of his friend Inspector Parker and his manservant Bunter, solves the mystery."
  • "Enter the 1920s' Golden Age of Detection with this first novel from Dorothy L. Sayers featuring the debut of a dashing gentleman detective, one of the great characters of mystery fiction - Lord Peter Wimsey. An unidentified corpse is found in a bathtub, and the police are jumping to conclusions about its identity and that of the murderer. Lord Peter Wimsey steps in and, with the help of his friend Inspector Parker and his manservant Bunter, solves the mystery."@en
  • "Ian Carmichael is Lord Peter Wimsey, with Patricia Routledge as his mother, in this BBC radio 4 full-cast dramatisation. Dorothy L. Sayers' first Lord Peter Wimsey tale introduces many of the author's best-known characters. Wimsey's mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, rings her son with news of 'such a quaint thing'. She has heard through a friend that Mr Thipps, a respectable Battersea architect, found a dead man in his bath wearing nothing but a gold prince-nez ..."@en
  • "Sayers's most renowned amateur detective, the engaging and amusing Lord Peter Wimsey, sets out to unravel a puzzling case involving the disappearance of a wealthy financier and the discovery of a nude corpse, wearing a golden pince-nez, in a bathtub. He does succeed in solving things to everyone's ultimate satisfaction, but only after a series of bloodcurdling and hair-raising episodes that will hold the listener spellbound with anticipation. Dorothy L. Sayers, long considered one of the top mystery authors of our day, has excelled herself in this delightfully macabre tale, a truly rare find for anyone interested in top-flight crime fiction."@en

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