The sixth book in the classic British detective series featuring amateur sleuth Lord Peter Wimsey, with a new introduction by actor Edward Petherbridge who played Wimsey in the classic 1980s BBC TV series.
THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS
'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph
'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times
'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James
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Lord Peter Wimsey encounters his greatest challenge yet. Not in solving a crime, but in matters of the heart.¿
Mystery writer Harriet Vane stands trial for poisoning her unfaithful lover, accused of slipping arsenic into his morning coffee.
Convinced of her innocence from the moment their eyes meet across the courtroom, Wimsey embarks on a desperate race against time to uncover the truth.
The Crown's case is watertight. The police are adamant that the right person is on trial. It seems certain that Harriet Vane shall hang.
Can Lord Peter Wimsey prove that she is not guilty of murder - or find the real poisoner in time to save her from the gallows?
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'She has great fertility of invention, ingenuity and a wonderful eye for detail' Ruth Rendell
'A truly great storyteller' Minette Walters
'Part of the Golden Age of mystery writers working between the wars, Sayers is often credited as the most intelligent of them all' Guardian
'What elevated Sayers's debut to the upper ranks of the genre was the quality of her prose and the sense that her sleuth had more emotional heft than he displayed' The New York Times
'Lord Peter should become one of the best known and best loved among the many amateur detectives of fiction' The New York Herald¿
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Readers adore the legendary Lord Peter Wimsey series:
'An all-time classic whodunnit' 5* Reader Review
'Sayers is certainly the best detective story writer of her generation' 5* Reader Review
'Dorothy L Sayers surely wrote some of the most intelligent and enjoyable detective stories of the Golden Age of Crime' 5* Reader Review
'If you haven't read this canonical mystery, you are in for a real treat' 5* Reader Review
'What tremendous fun! No wonder Sayers is considered one of the "Queens of Crime" alongside Agatha Christie' 5* Reader Review
'Exceptionally clever, amusing and well written' 5* Reader Review
'Dorothy L. Sayers is my favourite crime writer' 5* Reader Review
'Vintage mystery, a classic!' 5* Reader Review
'One of the very best' 5* Reader Review
