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Murder Must Advertise (Lord Peter Wimsey, #10)

Dorothy L. Sayers

Start date: September 1, 2016

Finish date: September 30, 2016

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Jun 16, 2018 Carol She's So Novel꧁꧂ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery-murder-crime-20th-century

I have been hanging out for a 5★ read that wasn't a reread or a cookbook & I had high hopes for this particular title. Sayers is my new favourite Golden Age writer (sorry Agatha!) & she had been a copywriter herself.

Unfortunately this long anticipated read wasn't it.

The start of this book is full of wonderfully witty quotable quotes about the advertising world;

Bredon shuddered.

"I think this is an awfully immoral job of ours, I do, really. Think how we spoil the digestions of the public."

"Ah,

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Jan 24, 2016 John Frankham rated it it was amazing

Shelves: crime-detective

A re-read/listen only 16 months after last read. Review below still stands. Just brilliant.

"Lord Peter Wimsey employed incognito in a 1930s London advertising agency to investigate a mysterious death. Since the author, Dorothy Sayers, was a copywriter for over a decade, her depiction of office life in all its aspects is true to life, amusing, and cynical, from office boys, typing pool, copywriters, to directors. Add Bright Youngs Things and their vacuity, plus ruthless criminal organisations and ...more

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Dec 27, 2016 SewingandCaring rated it it was amazing

Shelves: detectives

Absolutely fantastic. The supporting characters are what makes this, every one of them is different and well rounded. One of the problems I've had with this series is that some of the books are "of it's time", this one could be set today and still be as fresh and relevant. I think if you were to recommend a Wimsey book for people to start off with then this would be the one. ...more

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Nov 24, 2017 Gillian Kevern rated it it was amazing

I had a horrible headache today and needed something to take the edge off. I'd read this before and suddenly really wanted to read it again. I found it really enjoyable. Wimsey has some aggravating characteristics, but he was not as inane as he can be and it was just a really good book. ...more

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