Kirsten's review of Murder Must Advertise
Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery) by Dorothy L. Sayers
This is my all-time favorite Lord Peter Wimsey mystery so far. It's incredibly funny, and satisfyingly twisty, with so many red herrings that I'd considered and discarded the villain because he seemed to simple... It's set at an advertising agency, where a young copywriter has met his untimely demise in an (apparent) accident. But the head of the agency is suspicious of fowl play, and thus Lord Peter is brought in to investigate. The dialogue sparkles and the whole thing, especially all of the goings-on at the ad agency, is as endlessly amusing as a good gossip session. I've learned from other reviews that this was not considered by Sayers, or by her critics, to be her most literary achievement, but I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it rather welcome after the more serious Nine Tailors.
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