Whose Body? By Dorothy l. Sayers

Whose Body? By Dorothy l. Sayers

This is the first book in the Lord Peter Wimsey series. I admit freely that I went into it with a bias in favor of the novel because many years ago I had watched Peter Davison (fifth Dr. Who) play Lord Peter in this series on Mystery. I can still hear the theme music in my head.

 

Overall, this is a fine mystery with an unusual beginning. A man discovers a body in his bath opening a peculiar case. No one knows whose body it is (thus the title) but fairly quickly there are some ideas based upon missing people. Lord Peter is an amateur sleuth who sees the investigation as a chance to indulge in a hobby. He’s likeable enough and extremely well connected.

 

Most of the fine details of the crime are provided in a confession at the end—which Sayers makes bizarrely credible.