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In the Teeth of the Evidence (Lord Peter Wimsey, #14)

Dorothy L. Sayers

Start date: December 1, 2016

Finish date: December 31, 2016

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Nov 24, 2018 John Frankham rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: crime-detective

A mixed bag of Sayers’ short stories - whodunnits and mysteries, a mixture of her novels, and of the more chilling works of Patricia Highsmith and Raoul Dahl. Most enjoyable, if disconcerting!

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‘All that was left of the garage was a heap of charred and smouldering beams. In the driving seat of the burnt-out car were the remains of a body...
An accident, said the police.
An accident, said the widow. She had been warning her husband about the danger of the car for months.
Murder, said th ...more

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May 10, 2015 Gillian Kevern rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mystery, short-story, vintage, queens-of-crime, collection

I haven't read any Dorothy L. Sayers in a while, so this was a nice reminder of just what a polished author she is! In this collection of 17 stories, I loved 15 of them and the remaining two were average. just a little too melodramatic for my tastes.

Although I am a huge fan of Wimsey, my absolute favourites this time round were the stories starring Travelling Salesman Egg. These were quick reads, enjoyable reads that unfolded very naturally. A reminder of how much is possible in the short story ...more

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