false 246231 24 The mystery writer Harriet Vane, recovering from an unhappy love affair and its aftermath, seeks solace on a barren beach -- deserted but for the body of a bearded young man with his throat cut. From the moment she photographs the corpse, which soon disappears with the tide, she is puzzled by a mystery that might have been suicide, murder or a political plot. With the appearance of her dear friend Lord Peter Wimsey, she finds a reason for detective pursuit -- as only the two of them can pursue it. 2721970 1968 Have His Carcase total:1163|5:285|4:541|3:309|2:28|1:0| 1163 4572 1376 72 4 2 false false Wed Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Jun 05 09:08:26 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 09:09:12 -0700 2007 The best remedy for a bruised heart is not, as so many people seem to think,repose upon a manly bosom...

I think Have His Carcase is the book where Sayers begins to make the transition between a standard Golden Age detective story, and the much more interesting and engaging (I find) novel...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Dec 14 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 04 09:14:06 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 09:14:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 17 09:40:04 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 20:52:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 21:32:07 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 19:49:20 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Jun 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 17:45:15 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 17:48:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 12 14:34:01 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 14:35:43 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Mar 14 08:56:43 -0700 2009 Sat Mar 14 08:56:52 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 16:52:35 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 09:16:16 -0700 2009 0 1 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 06:26:44 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 08:49:57 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jul 29 17:26:39 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 08:14:34 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 17:26:39 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 06:44:21 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 06:51:50 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Mar 17 11:10:06 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 11:11:52 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 03:41:05 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 03:41:38 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Jan 15 21:56:45 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 21:58:11 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Thu Nov 27 11:10:37 -0800 2008 Thu Nov 27 11:12:16 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Tue Oct 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 09:42:06 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 08:49:55 -0700 2009 4 0 false true Wed Apr 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 15:46:29 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 15:47:13 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 24 23:37:59 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 23:39:29 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Oct 15 06:35:05 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 08 06:36:19 -0800 2007 Gaudy Night, which features the two of them again.

Sayers' prose is mostly a joy to read, even if she gets a little tedious sometimes when going over the details of the crime. I ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:27:14 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:27:58 -0800 2009