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Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey, #1)

Dorothy L. Sayers

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May 07, 2015 Whitney rated it really liked it

I really don't know if I should read mystery stories on a regular basis. They make me feel dumb. But I guarantee that I WILL keep reading Lord Peter Wimsey books. Dorothy L. Sayers seems to be a love-child of Agatha Christie and P.G. Wodehouse, as other reviewers have said, and I absolutely agree.

This first Lord Peter book does have some rough patches, especially in the characterization of the protagonist. Was it Sayers' intent to make him appear mentally unbalanced, as he spends entire paragra ...more

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Oct 01, 2013 Timothy Ferguson rated it did not like it

I have tried three times to get into this, but basically I find Wimsey’s supposedly-charming nattering annoying. The author’s need to go meta to fix her plot contrivances may have been fun at the time, but it’s just poor storytelling now.

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Mar 04, 2024 Michele Abrams Lehn rated it really liked it

Written in 1923 yet it still holds up to time 100 years later. Great characters and a thoroughly complex whodunnit. Highly recommend.

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Oct 31, 2012 Michelle rated it liked it

My very first sleuthing with Lord Peter Wimsey, Bunter and Detective Parker. I like these three, as well as other characters especially the Dowager Duchess. The mystery was good although the murderer was rather obvious. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the read.

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