Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1) in Public Domain Readers

Feb 11, 2021 Stacy rated it really liked it

I enjoyed this mystery set in the 1920's. I liked Lord Peter Wimsey's and Mr. Bunter's sense of humor. It was a page turner as I was wanting to find out what happened to Mr. Levy and who the mysterious body found in the bathtub belonged to. ...more

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May 19, 2022 Jess Penhallow rated it liked it

Shelves: uk, 21st-century, library-book

This is a funny mystery that does a great job satirising and gently ribbing the popular detective fiction at the time especially Sherlock Holmes. I loved the quirky characters (the put upon servant Bunter was a particular favourite) and the fourth wall breaking comments about what was going on in the mystery.

I was, unfortunately, less invested in the mystery itself and felt that the big reveals happened too early which made the ending drag a bit.

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Jan 01, 2016 Sawako rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: moon-reader, joint-reading, mystery, lord-peter-wimsey, p-d-books, books-read-in-2016, open-library, 1-books-read-in-2021

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Jan 24, 2019 Mark Rabideau rated it really liked it

This procedural detective novel was hugely disappointing. I had hoped this famous series would start with a bang rather than a whimper. There were sections of the novel where a spreadsheet was required to layout and understand the clues; they were all but incomprehensible as prose.

I'll try another Sayer's novel in the series in hope of improvement. My recommendation for this book is to suggest "a hard pass". 2- Stars

EDIT: April 2024, I'm attempting this tale in a Librivox performance format. Th ...more

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Mar 04, 2020 Library Queen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: library

Not a bad start to a series! At first I didn't like Lord Peter, but then I warmed up to him. Not my favorite (Miss Marple is still my favorite) but I'm looking forward to reading more of this series. ...more

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